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PastureMap merges with Soil Value Exchange to create Grassroots Carbon

April 15, 2021

Grassroots Carbon will tap PastureMap’s database of users to offer opportunities to earn carbon credits for sequestering carbon.

Complexity, AI & the future of food: Biometrics & the future of food safety

April 15, 2021

Biometric tech has become part of our everyday lives, whether we’re opening a bank account, crossing a border, or unlocking a phone – and it’s coming to our food, too.

EXCLUSIVE: LatAm agronomic platform Agrosmart acquires BoosterAgro to expand weather support

April 15, 2021

LatAm-based decision support platform Agrosmart has acquired BoosterAgro, an Argentinian startup that has developed one of the most popular agrometeorological apps in the region, according

Brief: Former Monsanto CTO Robb Fraley joins Trace Genomics board

April 15, 2021

Dr Robb Fraley, former CTO of Monsanto, has joined the board of directors at soil health diagnostics startup Trace Genomics.

Food waste startup Hazel Technologies raises $70m in Pontifax, Temasek-led Series C round

April 13, 2021

The USDA-backed startup produces vapor-releasing sachets that extend the life of fresh produce when it’s in transit from the farm.

This startup says its new laser-armed weeding robot is already sold out for 2021

April 13, 2021

Carbon Robotics relies on advanced computer vision to distinguish pesky weeds from high-value crops – taking care of one of farmers’ least-favorite jobs.

Front cover of China 2021 AgriFood Investment Report

2020: The year Chinese agrifoodtech funding headed upstream

April 13, 2021

AgFunder’s China 2021 AgriFood Investment Report reveals that funding for the sector rose 66% last year to reach $6 billion in total.

Ÿnsect acquires Protifarm to raise insects for human consumption

April 13, 2021

Ÿnsect will initially target the sports nutrition segment following the EU’s approval of mealworms as safe for humans to eat.

FarmTogether completes ‘largest ever’ $22m farmland crowdfunding

April 12, 2021

FarmTogether offers accredited investors an opportunity to browse and buy into farmland opportunities through its Terra platform.

Friday Foodtech Digest: World’s first microalgae burger unveiled; Gathered Foods nets $26m

April 9, 2021

Some tech tidbits from around the week’s wider food-o-sphere to finish off your Friday.

Sprout Agritech’s first-ever venture investment was 400m years (+19) in the making

April 9, 2021

New Zealand’s Scentian Bio is using insect olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds – and it believes its tech could prove invaluable for the food industry.

AppHarvest acquires Root AI to add AI-powered harvesting robots to its workforce

April 8, 2021

AppHarvest will use the Root AI Virgo robot to help its employees with harvest as well as tidying up around its high-tech greenhouses.

EXCLUSIVE: Harvest automation startup Tortuga raises $20m Series A to build hundreds of robots

April 8, 2021

Tortuga AgTech is preparing to build hundreds of robots to deploy in 2022 as Covid-19 boosted farmer interest in robotics to address labor shortage issues.

Complexity, AI & the future of food: Toward the age of agrobots

April 8, 2021

Agrobots built around collective computational intelligence could help us better understand the interactions between plant physiology, soil structure, and other environmental factors.

Brief: New Holland, FPT Industrial partner Fontanafredda on carbon-neutral wine

April 6, 2021

FPT’s new biomethane-fueled tractor engine is at the heart of the historic Fontanafredda winery’s carbon-neutral wine project.

Soil health practices boost incomes, cut costs & increase resilience: SHI, Cargill

April 6, 2021

Farmers that adopted soil health practices for at least five years saw net incomes leap an average $52 and $45 per acre for corn and soybeans respectively.

FBN launches 17 own-brand biological inputs for growers

April 5, 2021

FBN is offering the prebiotics, probiotics, photosynthetic enhancers, carbon sources, and advanced micronutrients through its FBN Direct portal.

From IQ, to EQ, to RQ – the regenerative quotient

April 2, 2021

We need entrepreneurs and thought leaders in regenerative food and agriculture to have a high RQ. Logan Yonavjak and Adrian Rodrigues tell us why.

Friday Foodtech Digest: Animal-free fat, bee-free honey & fish-free fish get funding

April 2, 2021

Here are a few extra bits and bytes of agrifoodtech news from around the web this week.

CoverCress nets $8m from Bunge, REG; touts ‘buy-in from entire supply chain’

April 1, 2021

St Louis-based CoverCress is gearing up for its first harvest and a soft launch this year, and is aiming to have 250,000 acres of its ‘cash cover crop’ planted in 2022.