Albertsons reached out to the indoor farming startup amid the Covid-19 pandemic to find a new source of fresh produce to keep up with consumer demand.
Named Unfold, the new venture has received $30 million in funding from the two companies, along with rights to germplasm from Bayer’s vegetable portfolio.
Impact investor Astanor Ventures led the round, joined by similarly impact-minded WakeUp Capital
The Bengaluru-based startup provides a platform for smallholders to purchase inputs, secure credit, and engage data-led advisory services.
Pennsylvania farmer Steve Groff has spent his career working to maximize the benefits of cover crops. Now he teaches other farmers to do the same.
AppHarvest is planning to build the world’s largest greenhouse facility in Kentucky to address Covid-19 produce supply chain woes.
Farming brings out tech’s biggest challenges, according to Microsoft – but the company’s ready to bring its expertise to US agriculture.
“Five startups in one” is how Indigo CEO David Perry describes the company, which he says is facing its biggest challenge yet: moving to its next phase of execution.
The Korean chemical giant’s Singapore agribiz hub will “pioneer solutions for the world food supply chain through innovation, not just plain food trading,” its CEO tells AFN.
FBN plans to expand its FBN Direct range of inputs with the new funding and has a number of susainability-focused announcements in the works.
The nonprofit is making its Brand Emissions Estimator available to enterprises that obtain its net-zero certification – including in the food and ag sectors.
The need to revolutionize our food system is becoming critical. The problems are manifold and acute.
Downstream investment declined by 67% year-on-year. But upstream funding more than doubled, as startups and investors zeroed in on farm and supply chain solutions.
Will this new chicken run spur a similar craze for backyard Black Soldier Flies — a tasty and nutritious snack for these trusty lockdown companions?
It’s one of several online group-buying platforms for fresh produce in China that has raised major funding from investors in recent months.
The Ontario-based startup is counting on nanotechnology to offer farmers the benefits of both traditional chemical-based inputs and newer biological products.
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.
Indian actors Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh launched Imagine Meats with Good Food Institute and Archer Daniels Midland support, marking the latest celebrity foray into agrifoodtech in recent months.
AFN readers had quite a bit to say about whether regenerative agriculture should embrace gene editing and biotech at large.
The funding will be used to construct its new headquarters farm in Brooklyn, which will enable the wholesaler to scale up its operations 20x.
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