The Covid-19 crisis offers a stark warning of how vulnerable the food chain is to shocks, and underscores the value of corporations’ engagement with startups to spur new agri-foodtech solutions ahead.
As the nation’s leading state for corn, pork, eggs, and renewable fuels, it is no secret that Iowa is a world leader in agriculture production. The state is also building a fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem for the next generation of agtech businesses.
The non-profit program backs growing companies solving key challenges in agriculture with up to $1 million in funding — apply by March 26!
Scale-up businesses contend with a unique set of challenges to startups, which an emerging group of programs and resources like ScaleUp Food are trying to address.
The Dutch company recently launched an innovation lab to let promising startups make good use of its unparalleled database in a bid to tackle greenhouse cultivation’s biggest challenges.
The animal nutrition and aquafeed company has added alternative protein to its list of categories this year alongside sustainable farming, welfare, and digital tools.
As scrutiny over livestock production intensifies, some ranchers are highlighting the ecosystem services that they can provide and their capacity to combat climate change.
We spoke to Banks Baker ahead of his speaking slot at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in San Francisco in March.
Apply to pitch at F&A Next in The Netherlands in May in front of leading corporations such as Unilever and Nutreco, investors and media and be in with a chance of becoming the ‘Next Hero in Food & AgTech 2020’ and other perks.
Alternative proteins had a big year in 2019. But are they alternative or additional to traditional protein sources, ask F&A Next partners ahead of the conference in May?
The competition welcomes agtech startups across many categories including everything from crop enhancement to animal health to supply chain innovations.
There’s no question that Silicon Valley is touted as the epicenter of innovation and venture capital in the world, but a few folks are starting to question whether the agri-foodtech investment ecosystem needs to plant roots elsewhere.
The global situation right now is stark. Cotton supports the livelihoods of over 250 million people, yet less than 20% of cotton is grown sustainably. The Better Cotton Innovation Challenge is on the lookout for global game-changing innovations to change this.
There’s been no greater pressure for the agriculture industry to account for its environmental footprint than there is today. Sprout is looking for startups approaching this challenge to apply for its accelerator.
15 fateful agri-food tech startups set the room aflame and astir with quick-fire pitches to FoodBytes! by Rabobank in London.
Sprout Accelerator could be that opportunity you need to be part of New Zealand’s journey towards sustainability in ag and food tech. Read on for more.
Submit your application by October 6 for a chance to win prize money and access to Lely’s and Rockstart’s resources and networks.
Remember, remember! The sixth and seventh of November!
These two dates will mark the autumnal moment when fifteen fledgling agri- and foodtech startups try to make an explosive impression on FoodBytes! by Rabobank at Victoria House in London.
Tia Lupita Foods, LocalCoho and Capro-X won at FoodBytes! Chicago yesterday.
Indigo Agriculture is looking for new technologies that can help restore the world’s soils through regenerative agriculture. Apply now to the Terraton Challenge!
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