Nationwide pledges $2M to establish ag-tech research hub at Ohio State

Nationwide is expanding its technology investments from fintech to the insurer’s founding industry: agriculture.

Central Ohio’s largest private company has pledged an initial $2 million to establish the AgTech Innovation Hub at Ohio State University to fuel research on mitigating the effects of climate change on crop production, according to a news release. Nationwide plans additional funding in the future.

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Written by Carrie Ghose.

Originally published September 22, 2022.