The startups, whittled down from 500+ applicants, will pitch in front of investors, startup ecosystem enthusiasts, and program partners Boortmalt and Surcos.
General Mills and Ahold Delhaize USA will transition 70,000 acres within their shared supply chain to regenerative agriculture by 2025.
A vaccine is by far the most cost-effective way to tackle livestock methane emissions at scale within a reasonable timeframe, claims Massachusetts-based startup ArkeaBio.
Agronomic platform CropX will integrate EnGeniousAg’s nitrogen-sensing technology into its farm management offering.
Impact measurement firm 60 Decibels has released what it says is the first-ever study of smallholder farmers’ experiences with digital tools.
“What’s really exciting about gene editing is precision and speed,” says Corteva chief technology and digital officer Dr. Sam Eathington.
Bayer and others aim to build a shared understanding about what it really takes to bring ag technologies to market.
The team at DIAL Ventures discuss creating companies based on current needs in agriculture, not “solutions looking for problems.”
Plus: The “regenerative” versus “organic” debate rages on.
Consumer support for regenerative agriculture goes down when they are asked to shoulder the extra cost of doing it, say Purdue researchers.
New funds will go towards commercializing Catalera products and building out the product development pipeline.
SOLASTA Bio says its biopeptide products perform “as effective or better than standard insecticides.”
If lawmakers are genuinely concerned about security, says DJI, they should develop technology-based data security standards that all drone operators and manufacturers must follow, regardless of their country of origin.
Public- and private-sector leaders in Brazil must invest in innovation while sustaining natural ecosystems in the future.
Integrating smallholder farmers into digital ag can help meet the EUDR objectives while also making farming more inclusive and sustainable.
“If you even mention the word algae, some investors start running for the exits, so we have to prove we’ve cracked it and that we can own it,” says founder and CEO Nick Hazell.
Plus: Matt Crisp joins Alpine Bio, AgroSpheres gets EPA approval on pesticide.
While burping ruminants are one of the leading sources of methane emissions, surprisingly small sums—just $233m according to AgFunder data—have been pumped into startups tackling the problem over the past decade.
Expect fewer agtech-specific funds, more corporate involvement and lots of generative AI.
Despite their green credentials, smallholder farmers in the global south face significant challenges under new EU regulations such as EUDR.
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