Brief: Benson Hill acquires soy processor for $102m
January 7, 2022
The deal will allow the company to deliver its “improved” ingredients to plant-based protein producers more quickly, according to CEO Matt Crisp.
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Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth
January 7, 2022
The biological inputs market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% over the next five years, compared to chemicals’ 3.7%, according to recent market research.
The Holidays in Agrifoodtech: Acquisitions, automation & cultivated meat close out 2021
January 6, 2022
Elsewhere, soil-sensing company Stenon raised $20 million and John Deere showed off its first commercially available autonomous tractor.
Brief: John Deere unveils its first commercially available, fully autonomous tractor
January 5, 2022
The US company said it expects to begin shipping the driverless version of its 8R row crop tractor during the second half of the year.
Q&A: Bioenergy Devco is ‘future-proofed’ for the coming hydrogen economy, says CEO
January 4, 2022
The Annapolis, Maryland-based company uses microbes to convert agrifood byproducts into fuel and fertilizer.
Synbio & supply chain key for agrifoodtech in 2022, according to VC firm E²JDJ
January 3, 2022
The New Orleans-based firm discusses its approach to investing in early-stage companies in synthetic biology, supply chain tech, and cellular agriculture.
The top 20 agrifoodtech headlines of 2021
December 31, 2021
Here’s wishing all of our readers, sponsors, and supporters a very happy 2022!
AFN’s top 20 guest articles of 2021
December 30, 2021
It was another busy year for AFN’s external contributors. Here are our 20 most-read guest posts, by unique pageviews, over the past 12 months.
The top 20 agrifoodtech funding deals of 2021
December 29, 2021
The top three deals of 2021 involved companies from China, India, and the US – and were focused on grocery, food retail, and logistics.
Meet the founder: Dream Harvest’s Zain Shauk thinks vertically farmed crops ‘make business sense’
December 28, 2021
Focusing on higher yields instead of novel technologies will make vertical farming more productive, he tells AFN.
Brief: Global cropland has grown by a million square kilometers since 2000
December 24, 2021
Global cropland has expanded 9% over the past 20 years, with Africa and South America seeing the greatest gains – and half coming at the expense of “natural vegetation and tree cover.”
Nigeria’s Grocedy is fighting food inflation with grocery subscriptions
December 23, 2021
E-grocery exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Nigeria, Grocedy’s focus is on helping consumers save on rising food costs rather than shopping convenience.
Better Origin on using insects to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs for Morrisons
December 22, 2021
The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.
OKO Finance is delivering crop insurance to cushion Mali’s farmers from climate change
December 21, 2021
OKO Finance offers crop insurance to smallholder farmers in Mali – one of the few fintech companies focusing on the landlocked West African country.
Q&A: Aanika Biosciences on why GMOs drive sustainability and fight climate change
December 20, 2021
There is “no non-engineered way” to fight climate change at scale and in time, says chief science officer Ellen Jorgensen.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: EzCater nets $100m, McCain bets $55m & Good Meat gets green light
December 16, 2021
Catering startup ezCater kicked its valuation over $1 billion, alt-protein funding proliferated, and José Andrés started championing cultivated meat.
EXCLUSIVE: Agrofy adds $30m in Yara-led Series C round to grow ‘agfintech’ services
December 16, 2021
The Argentine startup will use the funds to strengthen its e-commerce and fintech offerings, as well as for growing its footprint in Brazil.
Brief: Infarm raises $200m Series D from Qatar sovereign fund, others at $1bn+ valuation
December 16, 2021
Infarm is doubling down on its Growing Centres with a target to have 100 across 20 countries by 2030. The Qatar Investment Authority will work with it to build the emirate’s first Growing Centre by 2023.
Phytoform bags $5.7m to boost crop resilience through genome edits
December 16, 2021
The UK startup offers an AI-driven gene editing platform that uses CRISPR technologies to build more resilience in plants and better crop sustainability.
India AgriFood Startup Report 2021: Upstream agrifood deals surpass downstream in India for first time
December 16, 2021
The latest edition of AgFunder’s India Agrifood Startup Investment Report, released today, also reveals that food delivery platforms raked in the most dollars during a difficult year.
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