What do the World Bank, Tesco, and Sodexo have in common? Well, they made huge commitments to slashing food waste at Climate Week NYC. Read on for details.
Indian VC firm Omnivore tells AFN that aquaculture tech app Aquaconnect has raised a $1.1m seed round from Omnivore and HATCH. Read on to find out more.
In this episode of Future Food, AFN editor Louisa Burwood-Taylor speaks to Klaus Kunz, head of Sustainability and Business Stewardship at German agro-pharma giant Bayer.
Indian cloud kitchen giant Rebel Foods has raised $125m in Series D funding from Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital, Gojek, and others.
The WorldFish and IFPRI join forces to carry out research into a future of seafood, without the sea, and how it could improve the world.
Danish vegetarian meal delivery startup Simple Feast plans on taking on the US, after its latest funding round. But will Americans have the appetite?
Introducing GROW accelerator’s first cohort starting with two startups that are taking aim at India’s agricultural problems – Viridis RS and Tractorjunction.com.
A startup needs reliability and funds, while a corporate needs fresh ideas. Sounds like a win-win, doesn’t it? But there’s more than meets the eye.
Narrowed down from over 160 applicants, the GROW accelerator showcased its nine talents to a turnout with big names like Temasek, ESG and Mondelez.
“Bellwether Coffee has a dream team of sustainability and coffee experts and is addressing a large market ripe for improvement,” Nancy Pfund, managing partner at DBL Partners, tells AFN.
A deadly fungus is putting the world’s banana supply at risk. Here’s what you need to know about Fusarium TR4, and what researchers are doing to fight it
Watch out, Beyond Meat. Edible cricket farmer and roaster, ENTO, is coming for you with a bug-based burger patty. And it’s probably healthier.
The deal comes after the companies formed a partnership to give Cash IH farm equipment owners access to AgDNA’s AI platform in September 2018.
Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera, believes organic input products could soon be as effective if not more effective than damaging chemicals used today.
Agrosmart’s CEO says there were many funding options available but finding the right investors was the biggest challenge.
Asia’s softening its stance towards cannabis, a once-taboo drug. It’s been legalized in three countries here, and counting. But is it a good time to invest?
Cargill “gives peas more chances” with $75m investment into Puris. It also entered a JV with White Dog Labs to supply an alternative to unsustainable fishmeal to the aquaculture industry.
The Yelp for vegans is here. And it has $2.6m in its pocket. abillionveg is on a mission to capture $1bn in animal welfare causes and one billion users.
The Amazon Rainforest is being whittled away by one of the most massive blazes in history. Could tech have prevented it?
How much do fish need to eat? UMITRON tells us how its tech uses machine learning & IoT for aquaculture. We also interview their co-founder & MD.
