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AgriFood Tech Venture News
Singapore’s largest indoor farm to give food firms and national food security a boost – FoodNavigator
Softbank in talks to invest $750m into pizza robot Zume – Bloomberg
SWIIM Closes $3m B-1 Round – PR
Land O’Lakesacquires Agren – PR
Plenty Will Launch at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music Festival – PR
Top Food Execs are Turning to Mushroom Fermentation for Solutions – PR
Kevin Brehm Joins AgriSync as Sr. Director of Product – PR
AgriFood & Tech Commentary
A Five-Step Plan to Feed the World – National Geographic
What’s So Secret About Whole Foods? Under Amazon, a Lot It Seems – Bloomberg
Risk of increased food insecurity under stringent global climate change mitigation policy – Nature
22 Noteworthy Food and Farming Books for Summer Reading—and Beyond – CivilEats
Most Americans will happily try eating lab-grown “clean meat” – FastCompany
Land and Water Stewardship is Everyone’s Responsibility – PR
AgriFood Industry News
Corn that acquires its own nitrogen identified, reducing need for fertilizer – NBC News
Chipotle Slapped With Lawsuits Following Ohio Foodborne Illness Outbreak – Eater
Smart irrigation becoming more attractive option for spuds – AgriTech East
Corn that acquires its own nitrogen identified, reducing need for fertilizer – PR
Chipotle Slapped With Lawsuits After Ohio Foodborne Illness Outbreak – Eater
“Eating crickets can be good for your gut, according to new clinical trial” – Science Daily
AgriFood Policy News
What Is a Genetically Modified Crop? A European Ruling Sows Confusion – NY Times
Soybean farmers are surviving Trump’s trade war — even without his $12 billion aid package – Washington Post