“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.
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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.
StepStone paid roughly $40m for the portfolio which includes FBN, plus a bit extra for follow-on investments in Fund I companies, according to calculations based off Campbell’s regulatory filings.
If 15-25% of farms adopted precision agriculture, greenhouse gas emissions and water use could be reduced by 10% and 20% respectively, according to the World Economic Forum.
The year 2019 was a breakout year for Latin American agrifoodtech and 2020 is already shaping up to beat those records, in spite of the global pandemic. Here’s a look at the key categories pushing the industry forward.
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.
In Farmsave, FBN “saw a company that was deeply aligned with the same values [that] understands the role tech is going to play in the future of ag,” co-founder Charles Baron told AFN.
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