Will this new chicken run spur a similar craze for backyard Black Soldier Flies — a tasty and nutritious snack for these trusty lockdown companions?
UK Research & Innovation, the UK government’s tech grant body, has upped the amount handed out for its latest food production challenge. But grant success isn’t just about money.
Dolly the Sheep creator Roslin Technologies is backing the Singapore-based startup and taking it to its new genetic research facility in Scotland.
The round’s large close amid Covid-19 further cements Taranis’ reputation as a dogged drone survivor in one of the most scrutinized areas of agtech.
The Lagos-based startup seeks to bring some formality to Africa’s extensive, informal agrifood supply chain, by providing stakeholders with digital tools and mentoring.
Mori, a savvy sericulture startup spinning out of MIT and Tufts, has a plan to reduce food waste by effectively marinating sausages, strawberries or steaks with an imperceptible and edible micro-layer of silk-based proteins.
Perfect Day, a Californian startup using plants and fermentation techniques to manufacture animal-free dairy products, has expanded its Series C round to $300 million. Hawk
Recent funding for remote-sensing companies like AgroScout could signal a revival for providers of agri-drone technology.
There’s space for vertical farming among Chile’s urban populations, where year-round fresh produce is not as abundant as you might think.
The world of Black Soldier Fly farming is diversifying. Here’s how.
Dutch impact investor syndicate called the Put Your Money Where Your Meaning Is Community joined the round alongside a UK investment firm and a French food safety company.
Scientists at the UK’s Pirbright Institute, working in collaboration with the University of Oxford and the pharmaceuticals giant Astra Zeneca, have shown how a prospective Covid-19 vaccine for humans can successfully boost a pig’s immune response to the virus.
With the pursuit of carbon neutrality still looming large over political and corporate agendas, companies across Europe have been searching for new ways to unplug their production lines from petroleum-based products.
Switching sharply to developing a vaccine for Covid-19 appears to have proved a boon for GreenLight Biosciences, a company that previously focused on developing biological pesticides.
CEO Leonardo Álvarez said there were near-term gains to be made by zeroing in on replacing unhealthy and ineffective ‘E-number’ chemical preservatives.
Two European testing technologies promising to avoid future scandals like horsemeat and olive oil fraud have raised funding this week.
Few would dispute that growing fish or strawberries in a desert is a remarkable idea, even in 2020.
Former investors in Saturas — Gefen Capital and Hubei Forbon Technology — have committed to the round, alongside the Trendlines Agrifood Fund
Expanding the cold chain across the African continent is both necessary and hard.
Trials already indicate how a precision method like Greeneye’s can reduce a farmer’s herbicide usage by 65‒92%, according to Greeneye.
Sponsored
Sponsored post: The innovator’s dilemma: why agbioscience innovation must focus on the farmer first