The two will develop microbiome-based solutions that reduce methane emissions for beef and dairy cattle and enhance feed efficiency.
The loan will help In Ovo expand its technology that determines the sex of hatching eggs, eliminating the need to cull day-old male chicks.
Asia-Pacific Ag Biotechnology startups raised $813 million in 2022, making it the top-funded upstream category for the year.
The FoodShot Global team looks back on half a decade of agrifoodtech investment and hints at what’s in store for the next five years.
Verqor will become a direct financial lender to farmers and approve loan applications in “48 hours or less.”
Overstory banks new funding to monitor vegetation with satellites, FarmInsect raises capital to turn insects into livestock feed.
Asia-Pacific has long been a hotbed for agrifoodtech innovation; the recent decline in VC funding isn’t likely to change that.
UK researchers say vitamin B12 holds ‘immense potential’ when it comes to the role of biofortified foods in our supply chain.
The CarbonFarm satellite system monitors rice “at the paddy level” to bring more trust to the carbon credits process.
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
Tyson will take a minority stake in Protix and fund further expansion of the latter’s insect protein business for animal feed and pet food.
The HowGood FLAG tool will help establish accurate emissions baselines and outline strategies for improving land-use and forestry practices.
Western Growers appoints a new VP, Omeat appoints a chief strategy officer & new execs join Diageo.
Plus: eFishery expands to India, California bans four ingredients, and Indonesia has a new agbiz marketplace to watch.
After recording a 750% increase in funding between 2018 and 2022, last year Midstream startups in Africa recorded a 45% drop in funding.
Projections show a 14% growth in seafood demand by 2030 versus 2020 levels.
The annual Farm Robotics Challenge sets university students to work on solving real-world agricultural issues with robotics-based solutions.
Ag biotech startup Tropic and Corteva Agriscience are partnering to develop stronger disease resistance traits in corn and soybeans.
“When it comes to soil carbon, there are more questions than answers in terms of whether it’s investable.” and other quotes from the sidelines of the World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech conferences in London last week.
Industry sources tell AgFunderNews that vertical farming startup Infarm is considering a move to Qatar in the wake of the bankruptcy.
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