War and supply chain issues make indoor wheat an attractive concept. Can the vertical farming industry manage to grow that crop at scale?
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack also announced new funds, partners and innovators for the AIM for Climate global initiative.
PeakBridge and others participated in the Series A round, which Vow says will enable it to bring its cultivated quail to Singapore soon.
Synonym connects precision fermentation startups with production infrastructure to help them unlock the promise of synthetic biology.
Other notable raises this week came from shelf-stable meal producer Proper Good and Mexico produce rescue company Perfekto.
Agroforestry grows increasingly critical for fighting climate change, restoring biodiversity and boosting incomes and economies for rural communities.
Innovative Food startups garnered $356 million in 2021; much of that went to Singapore alt-protein companies as well as those in China and India.
With fresh Series B funding, Agriconomie aims to become the European leader in the organics and regenerative inputs market.
Despite a slowdown in people moves overall, the month included a few notable transitions from the likes of Beyond Meat and the Upcycled Foods Association.
Employees say every part of the indoor farm robotics company was impacted, from engineering to learning and talent to the robotics team itself.
Ostara closes $70 million round and more than one vertical farming startup ceases operations.
The trough of disillusionment for vertical farming startups is upon us; now comes the time for depression and correction.
India is by far the region’s most advanced farmtech ecosystem, while a Chinese agricultural drone service raised the biggest farmtech round in 2021.
The new funding will enable TouchBistro to expand its restaurant management platform into more restaurants, North America and beyond.
Co-founder Aakash Shah discusses what his company is doing to give its shelf-stable plant-based meat product a truly global appeal.
Trigo will further deploy its cashierless checkout system across Europe and the US, and develop its store and inventory management software, StoreOS.
Local Bounti raises new funds for indoor farming while Bill Gates and others start a new venture to decarbonize rice production in Asia.
Brightseed Bio 01 is a dietary fiber ingredient meant to be incorporated into food and beverage items in order to boost gut health properties.
A former employee shares evidence of violations ranging from mishandled chemicals to unsafe water at the genetically modified salmon factory.
Investors poured a record-breaking $15.2 billion into Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech startups in 2021; in 2022, the region continues to break records.
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