Carlos Becco is an agribusiness and AgTech advisor with a great career in the agricultural world. He defines himself as a passionate agriculture enthusiast and has been a key player in significant transformations in the sector. We spoke with him about the current challenges faced by producers, the need to renew practices, and the role of startups like Seed Matriz in this process.
When we asked him about our encapsulated seed technology, Carlos was direct:
“The goal of every agricultural producer is to plant uniform corn seeds. There’s a huge pain that dates back many years: the natural design of corn. The plump and rich kernels are in the center of the cob, while the smaller and harder-to-plant ones are on the edges.”
This historical problem limits the utilization of all the available seeds.
“Corn seeds don’t naturally come out uniform. We’d like them to be like ‘M&Ms,’ all the same, but that’s not how it works. The industry has tried many times, and I’ve been there… but it didn’t work. Seed Matriz made it possible: they encapsulated the seed to give it a perfect shape and, at the same time, added bio-stimulants. That way, planting efficiency is solved, and performance is enhanced.”
For Becco, encapsulation represents a foundational innovation because it addresses the very essence of the matter:
“The seed is the beginning of everything, the starting point of every harvest.”
In this regard, he also valued the role that startups play by challenging traditional models and pushing new questions within agriculture:
“Many people ask: why would I change, if I’ve always planted this way? The merit of companies like Seed Matriz is daring to question the established, stepping out of that comfort zone. That’s what drives real change.”
On the future, Carlos was optimistic. He imagined an evolution where seeds are not only carriers of life but also sources of data:
“Today we managed to encapsulate a corn seed. Tomorrow we will be able to load information onto it: know where it is, at what depth it was planted, and what conditions it’s facing. It’s not science fiction. It’s what’s coming.”
At Seed Matriz, we agree transforming the way we plant is not a destination, it’s a journey. And we’re on it.
