
EXCLUSIVE: Biopesticide startup Robigo raises pre-seed funding to make ‘molecular vigilantes’
US-based Robigo engineers plant microbiota into ‘molecular vigilantes,’ according to co-founder Connor Sweeney.
US-based Robigo engineers plant microbiota into ‘molecular vigilantes,’ according to co-founder Connor Sweeney.
RNA plays an essential role in the genetic machinery of all living things – so there are myriad potential uses of bio-targeted RNA beyond agriculture, too.
The Dutch-Danish startup thinks that toxicity and growing pathogen resistance to chemical aqua-pesticides means that now’s the time to shine for biological alternatives.
The publicly-traded company is responding to the increasing number of countries banning chemical inputs by innovating bio-based solutions.
Vestaron wants farmers to know that its peptide-based products are different from existing microbial products, offering more consistent efficacy with the same environmental benefits.
Biological pesticide firm Greenlight Biosciences has raised an $18 million Series D round led by led by farmland and agtech fund investor Fall Line Capital.
The extension in funding has given AgroSavfe a prime slot within Sofinnova’s newly-launched, €106 million Industrial Biotech Fund that closed last week.
Terramera, a Canadian startup that’s on a mission to change the fate of many biological ag products, has raised $10 million in venture capital.
From low pressure hydroponics to customized enzymes, 30 agrifoodtech startups will showcase their wares at the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit in Singapore, Oct 31-Nov 2.
Peter R. Mueller talks food security, efficacy and a host of other reasons we need both biological and chemical crop protection.
Meanwhile, vertical farm Kalera gets delisting notice from Nasdaq and Australian eGrocer Milkrun shuts down after just 18 months of operation.
Investment from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the OCP Group will enable Bidra to expand the scope of its agrifood fund for climate startups.
Real cost and productivity loss on the farm are creating a catalyst for agriculture to take a big leap forward in its digitization journey.
Through innovation, six major trends, from agrifintech to farm management software, are repositioning the sector and unlocking its game-changing potential.
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“Countries are betting heavily on emerging solutions – which is another way of saying silver bullets.”
It’ll expand manufacturing capacity at its Florida facility to bring its ag biofertilizer product to more farmers across North America.
When it comes to crops, biologicals are all the rage as a means to reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint – and increasingly as a solution to supply chain disruption. Decoy says livestock will be next.
Startups developing biological crop inputs secured a total of $892 million in funding last year.
Greenlight Biosciences develops RNA products for agriculture and human health, including in the Covid-19 vaccine arena.
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