Agriculture stakeholders, programmers, developers and data scientists are invited to come together in Nairobi, Kenya this July for a two-day hackathon aimed at finding technological solutions for smallholder farmers in East Africa as they adapt to changing conditions.
Amerra Capital Management, a New York-based agribusiness asset manager, has acquired more than 90 percent of the Andromeda Group, a Mediterranean aquaculture company.
Consumer demand for legal cannabis has fueled technological development in the indoor agriculture industry as a whole, according to a new report from Newbean Capital.
The International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2016 Global Food Policy Report examines major food policy developments and events over the past 12 months and looks at the key challenges and opportunities for the upcoming year.
Indian business incubator CIIE, which was responsible for India's first agtech accelerator, contributed to the funding round alongside two angel investors.
Ag data and analytics technology companies continued to attract investment capital last week with a $5.5m Series A for Farmobile and a $1.2m seed funding round for S4.
The university wants to help launch startups from the research conducted on its campus which is focused on advancing crop traits and generating higher yields.
