Whoa! Canopy Rivers Backs ZeaKal with $10m to Revolutionize Cannabis Plant Science
June 20, 2019
Cannabis crop science and growing practices are decades behind almost every other cultivated crop.
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Future Positive Capital’s Vision for the Future of Farming and Food
June 20, 2019
Armed with $57 million, Future Positive Capital intends to place more bets on wonky tech ideas that have the potential to drive systems change while reaping profits in long-established markets, like food and agriculture.
Ÿnsect Secures €20m Grant from EU to Make France an Industrial Bug Hub
June 11, 2019
Paris-based insect farming venture Ÿnsect has been awarded a €20 million grant from the European Commission and a €3.7 billion European public-private partnership to build an industrial-size facility in northern France.
FarmBackup’s Vision for “Borderless Farming” in Denmark and Beyond
June 4, 2019
Søren and Anders Knudsen have developed FarmBackup, an online marketplace where farmers and contractors can advertise and arrange for equipment-based services.
Food’s ‘alternative’ future and other takeaways from F&A Next
May 23, 2019
Here are five takeaways about how “alternative” food ideas, technologies and actors are shifting the mainstream as we know it, from the F&A Next conference in The Netherlands last week.
Dutch Biotech Startup Ceradis Secures €9m for New Biofungicide
April 24, 2019
It has taken the team of scientists at Ceradis more than a decade to develop a line of earth-friendly agriculture products. Now, with several on the market, the Dutch company has raised €9 million ($10 million) to commercialize a new biofungicide that prevents crop disease.
Europe’s Gene Editing Regulation Exposes the Messy Relationship Between Science and Politics
April 10, 2019
A lot of the questions surrounding the technology are not really scientific but about what this technology is feeding into: power politics, the changing structure of agriculture and smallholder farmers, and long-term effects.
Got an Innovative Food Idea? The European Union Wants to Know
April 8, 2019
The agrifood industry needs more qualified entrepreneurs to enter the space, according to a new initiative from the European Union (EU) that wants to propel more entrepreneurs and innovators into the sector.
DHL Veterans Drive Food Logistics Startup fliit to €10m Series A from Maersk Growth, Alstin
April 2, 2019
Flitt is an online matchmaking platform for food producers, traders and transport providers.
Stable Raises $6m Seed Round to Help Farmers, Traders and Insurers Manage Food Price Risk with FinTech
March 5, 2019
Price volatility is a major risk for producers, buyers, and insurers of agricultural products. Prices can swing by as much as 20% or 30% per year, making it difficult for farmers to manage and plan their businesses and for commodities investors to gauge investment decisions.
An Unconventional Ag Deal: Why AgDevCo Invested in a Tanzanian Hydropower Plant
March 1, 2018
AgDevCo recently made an unconventional investment that could have great impact on the rural, agricultural economies in Tanzania.
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