Jennifer Marston, Author at AFN

Jennifer Marston

Vertical farming operator Kalera pursues SPAC listing at $375m valuation

February 1, 2022

The deal with Nasdaq-listed SPAC Agrico Acquisition Corp is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.

Kula Bio closes $50m Series A to further develop its low emission biofertilizer

January 27, 2022

The Boston, US-based startup says its natural, microbial alternative to traditional nitrogen fertilizer is crop-agnostic, non-GMO, and cost-effective for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs.

Danone releases new tool to help farmers measure regen ag’s potential returns

January 27, 2022

Farmers can use the R3 web app to forecast their potential return on investment for implementing various regenerative ag practices.

Plenty raises $400m from Walmart, others in vertical farming’s largest funding to date

January 25, 2022

A strategic partnership with Walmart includes putting Plenty’s vertically-grown greens on Californian store shelves this year.

Q&A: Upward Farms wants to attract more microbes to vertical ag environments

January 24, 2022

Co-founder and CEO Jason Green discusses its new 250,000-square-foot facility and the importance of the microbiome.

Data Snapshot: India’s most active funding category last year? Midstream Tech

January 19, 2022

Midstream Tech deals increased in response to the problems and inefficiencies in India’s agrifood supply chains highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Agrolend aims to connect Brazilian farmers with much-needed credit after $21m raise

January 19, 2022

Agrolend will use the funds to increase its credit portfolio, enabling more options for farmers using its fintech platform.

Aigen gets $4m from NEA, AgFunder to boost farm sustainability with solar robots

January 18, 2022

The Kirkland, Washington startup offers farmers high-precision plant and soil health management.

How surplus food marketplace Full Harvest will spend its $23m Series B funding

January 17, 2022

Full Harvest’s recent Series B fundraise will go towards accelerating data insights for sellers and buyers of surplus and imperfect food.

Synbio & supply chain key for agrifoodtech in 2022, according to VC firm E²JDJ

January 3, 2022

The New Orleans-based firm discusses its approach to investing in early-stage companies in synthetic biology, supply chain tech, and cellular agriculture.

Meet the founder: Dream Harvest’s Zain Shauk thinks vertically farmed crops ‘make business sense’

December 28, 2021

Focusing on higher yields instead of novel technologies will make vertical farming more productive, he tells AFN.

Airly, WhatIf Foods & Moonshot aim to make climate-friendly snacks the main course for 2022

December 27, 2021

A growing number of startups are creating “climate-friendly” snacks that cut carbon and promote regenerative agriculture practices.

Better Origin on using insects to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs for Morrisons

December 22, 2021

The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.

Q&A: Aanika Biosciences on why GMOs drive sustainability and fight climate change

December 20, 2021

There is “no non-engineered way” to fight climate change at scale and in time, says chief science officer Ellen Jorgensen.

Phytoform bags $5.7m to boost crop resilience through genome edits

December 16, 2021

The UK startup offers an AI-driven gene editing platform that uses CRISPR technologies to build more resilience in plants and better crop sustainability.

Data Snapshot: Funding to India’s farm tech startups increased 22% to $527m in FY2021

December 15, 2021

A sneak-peek at our India Agrifood Startup Investment Report, which comes out tomorrow.

For those new to carbon markets, Land O’Lakes & Truterra offer a ‘farmer favorable’ access point

December 15, 2021

The carbon 2022 program aims to make both carbon markets and conservation practices more accessible and rewarding to a greater number of farmers in the US.

Brief: The EVERY Company raises $175m to ferment animal-free proteins at scale

December 7, 2021

The San Francisco precision fermentation company will scale up its process for brewing animal-free egg proteins and other high-functioning ingredients.