World Agri-Tech London: 4 ways to make agtech tools actually relevant to farmers
September 27, 2023
Panelists at World Agri-Tech in London discuss the need to put the farmer at the center of agtech development and discussion.
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Jennifer Marston
Data snapshot: the largest funding rounds of the decade for Africa agrifoodtech
September 27, 2023
Since 2013, investors have poured $1.76 billion into the continent’s agrifood startups, with growth climbing upward much of that time.
Data snapshot: Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt lead the way for agrifoodtech investment in Africa
September 21, 2023
Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt cumulatively raised 86% of all funding in 2022 for African agrifoodtech startups.
BREAKING: Impact investor Astanor Ventures closes second agrifoodtech fund on €360m
September 19, 2023
Multi-stage impact investment firm Astanor will continue to invest in agrifood startups with a focus on sustainability.
BREAKING: AeroFarms emerges from Ch. 11 with new CEO, focus on VA farm
September 18, 2023
The company has also hired food and ag vet Molly Montgomery as acting CEO as it focuses all efforts on its Danville, Virginia farm.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: J.M. Smucker buys Hostess for $5bn, NotCo’s NotSnacks, Krucial monitors salmon from space
September 14, 2023
Plus, two startups raise new capital to improve access and standards for carbon credits.
Data snapshot: 5 years of agrifoodtech investment in Latin America
September 13, 2023
eGrocery and Cloud Retail Infrastructure continue to lead Latin America agrifoodtech investment, despite the global macro-trends elsewhere.
Brief: Crop biologicals firm Biobest eyes South America expansion with $570m acquisition of Brazil’s Biotrop
September 12, 2023
Acquiring Biotrop gives Biobest an automatic entry into the South American market for biological crop products.
BREAKING: ‘Pee in drinkable water is nonsense’: Toopi Organics lands $17m to turn urine into crop biostimulants
September 12, 2023
Toopi Organics will collect and convert more than 2 million liters of urine for its biostumulant that reduces need for mineral fertilizers.
Tropical ambitions and fermentation dreams: The most notable agrifoodtech people moves in August
September 8, 2023
Apeel Sciences and EVERY make notable new hires and the FDA brings on an EPA vet for a new food safety-focused role.
Brief: Container farming startup Freight Farms to go public for $147m via SPAC
September 8, 2023
The proposed SPAC merger with Agrinam Acquisition Corp. values indoor farming tech company Freight Farms at $147 million.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Toray’s $8bn foray into biomass tech, Paptic lands $25m, Israeli agrifoodtech heats up The Kitchen
September 7, 2023
Plus, new funds for climate tech and Africa smallholders, and an indoor farming startup goes public.
Data snapshot: Fish, flies and algae outshine crop CEA in the $600m+ of novel farming systems funding so far in 2023
September 6, 2023
The novel farming systems category has raised $826 million so far in 2023, according to preliminary data from AgFunder.
Equilibrium & Bosch Growers submit winning bids to acquire AppHarvest’s KY greenhouse facilities
September 5, 2023
Longtime AppHarvest backer Equilibrium submitted the lone bid for the former’s 60-acre greenhouse facilities.
‘No comment’ from Indigo Ag on valuation nose-dive report
August 31, 2023
Indigo Ag would not comment on reports that its valuation has plummeted 94% from $3.5 billion two years ago to just $200 million today.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Toyota does indoor farming, Bayer & Pairwise ink deal, cultivated seafood gets big in Japan
August 31, 2023
Meanwhile, Perfect Day finds a buyer for its consumer-facing brands and the USDA will invest in underserved forest landowners.
Data snapshot: Climate and forestry solutions notably absent from Indonesia’s agrifoodtech investment landscape
August 30, 2023
Aquaculture and agribusiness marketplaces dominate Indonesia agrifoodtech investment this year, but climate tech needs more attention.
Brief: Entocycle & Bühler partner to cut the ‘trial and error’ phase from large-scale BSF production
August 30, 2023
The companies will provide expertise, equipment and services for converting organic waste into BSF larvae used for protein in animal feed.
BREAKING: Bio-input startup Pivot Bio blazes past $100m revenue mark, appoints a new CEO
August 29, 2023
US farmers now use the Pivot Bio microbe-based, nitrogen-fixing product in place of synthetic nitrogen on 5 million acres of corn.
Our oceans are in a state of emergency. Aqua-Spark’s CEO explains how startups can help restore their health
August 28, 2023
Lissy Smit explains how the Aqua-Spark portfolio is addressing some of the greatest challenges right now for ocean and marine life.
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