US incubator forges Thailand's food and agtech value chain

Plug and Play to link startups and investors for 'farm to table' ecosystem

20200724 Thailand food production

A worker processes coconuts at a Chaokoh plant in Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand. U.S. accelerator Plug and Play Asia Pacific looks to improve the Thai food supply chain. © Reuters

YIMIE YONG, DealStreetAsia

KUALA LUMPUR -- Silicon Valley-based incubator and accelerator Plug and Play Asia Pacific on Thursday announced it will launch its first Southeast Asia food and agtech accelerator program in Bangkok on July 29.

The program is dedicated to scaling up startups that can help address challenges across the food production value chain, from farm to table, Plug and Play said in a statement. 

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