Dark side of the genome: Inside Plantik’s mission to grow heat-tolerant crops through genome editing October 22, 2024 Jennifer Marston The Plantik process grows high-heat-tolerant tomatoes in a fraction of the time it would take to do through traditional breeding.
90% of farmers to maintain or increase spending on bio-based crop protection, says McKinsey global farmer survey
Entosystem president: ‘The whole purpose of our company is based on diverting organic waste from landfill’
Agrifintech Agrolend banks $53m Series C: ‘It demonstrates the market’s confidence in our business model’
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Blue Stripes, Nukoko land rounds for alt chocolate, OroraTech snags deal for wildfire detection
Regulatory bottleneck is thwarting biologicals, says Biotalys CEO: ‘We’ve got to figure out another way’
‘Protected needs to mean protected’: new report finds governments falling ‘far short’ of marine biodiversity targets
🎥Enifer ramps up mycoprotein production: ‘We use side stream raw materials rather than dextrose as feedstocks’
🎥Insulin… from black soldier flies? FlyBlast makes the case for bugs vs microbes for recombinant protein production
Number 8 Bio CEO: Synthetic chemistry, not seaweed or biomanufacturing, is key to cost-effective livestock methane reduction
Sparkalis Invests in plant cell culture startup California Cultured to futureproof cocoa supply chain
Gen AI for small farms ‘can significantly boost production of major commodities’ says AGRIVI in Barbados agtech roll-out
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Alt meatball alert as La Vie cooks up $27m, baCta lands funds for natural rubber
Enhanced rock weathering startup Eion strikes carbon removal deal with Microsoft, raises $3m series A extension
Plant-based whole cut startup Juicy Marbles plans US retail launch in 2025, aims for profitability by year end
From driverless cars to precision ag with eFeed cofounder Kumar Ranjan: ‘I’m kind of an accidental entrepreneur’
Chef Robotics CEO: ‘A lot of robotics companies have made grandiose promises, but they haven’t really shipped any robots. We’re much more practical’
Meet the founder: Hyphen’s Stephen Klein on ‘humbling’ startup experiences, pandemic pivots, and why you don’t need a robotic sledgehammer to crack a nut
🎥 ENOUGH CEO on a ‘hard 12 months’ scaling up mycoprotein production, buoyed by ‘stunning interest’ from Big Meat
🎥Cultivated meat: ‘There’s a valley of death we’re not going to cross without a massive infusion of public investment’
Generate Capital on backing vertical farming’s survivors: ‘We believe there is an opportunity and a better way’
Regenerative agriculture must ‘pay dividends’ on yields and livelihoods to increase farmer adoption, says survey
Guest article: Technology is a regenerative ag tool, not a silver bullet, but we’re trapped in the belief that it can solve all our problems
Meet the founder: Werewool’s Chui-Lian Lee harnesses microbes to create colorful fabrics… without dyes
🎥Hyfé looks to waste streams to power the next generation of sustainable feedstocks for biomanufacturing
Methane-busting feed supplements are beginning to scale. But who will foot the bill, and what will drive widespread adoption?
Regulatory bottleneck is thwarting biologicals, says Biotalys CEO: ‘We’ve got to figure out another way’
🎥Foodtech investing: ‘You can’t escape the fundamentals. You have to produce something that adds significant value’
From driverless cars to precision ag with eFeed cofounder Kumar Ranjan: ‘I’m kind of an accidental entrepreneur’
Guest article: Farmers aren’t buying today’s ag robotics model. You shouldn’t either