The Week in AgriFoodTech: AgroSpheres nets $25m, ex-Motif CEO joins MycoTechnology, Kitchen United shuts ghost kitchens
As COP28 kicks off, other agrifoodtech news includes fundraises for aquatech startups and new stats about agriculture emissions.
As COP28 kicks off, other agrifoodtech news includes fundraises for aquatech startups and new stats about agriculture emissions.
Farmtech funding for Southeast Asia startups has steadily grown since 2018 despite the overall drop in VC dollars to the region.
We’ve known for years that electrical fields can boost crop yields, says Rainstick cofounder Mic Black. “But try putting lightning in a box.”
Climate action levels remain “half baked” for 44% of the 83 companies examined in a new analysis by climate intelligence platform CarbonCloud.
Food security is top of mind in Singapore, which imports most of its food, but are policymakers connecting it to climate change?
Empowering African agrifoodtech startups in terms of funding and business strategy remains at the core of the new program.
Channeling his farm upbringing and biotechnology studies, Kyle Mohler founded Insignum to help farmers better detect stress signals in crops.
Plus, sugar refiner Nordzucker will invest more than $100 million into plant-based proteins.
Entobel says it will demonstrate that “it’s possible to produce industrial volumes of insect protein at a competitive cost… and we expect this factory will be profitable early next year.”
From more efficient wastewater treatment to higher yields in hydroponics, nanobubbles are gaining traction in food and ag, claims Moleaer.
Connecting valuable data, whether it’s coming from an animal, a truck or an input is the crucial first step.
Jorge Heraud, VP of automation and autonomy at John Deere, talks tractors, sprayers and educating the public about the vital role of farmers.
Plus: Grow-NY winners announced and Le Fourgon raises new capital to reuse old containers.
The Middle East, Africa and South Asia have many ties between them that create a huge market opportunity for agrifoodtech.
Water remains one of the most undervalued and underinvested resources in agrifood innovation despite its intrinsic role in the food system.
4AG has developed an autonomous harvesting robot it says can greatly alleviate labor challenges in the mushroom industry.
Encouraging the adoption of biofuels such as castor could boost incomes for farmers in rural Africa, claims Casterra.
“This is probably the fundamental platform that can enable sustainability at scale in the commodities,” says FBN’s Charles Baron.
“We’re the really the first ag robotics that I’ve seen that relies on solar as the primary energy source,” says ag robotics company Aigen.
Trace Genomics partners with EarthOptics, Dreamfarm secures $5 million for alt-mozzarella.