Tevel named winner at World Ag Expo for advancing autonomous harvesting using flying robots
Tevel is partnering with ag machinery manufacturers and integrating its robots and ground computing software system with harvesting machinery.
Tevel is partnering with ag machinery manufacturers and integrating its robots and ground computing software system with harvesting machinery.
‘Feed the gut, protect the liver, support the brain…’ AFN caught up with sugar’s arch nemesis Dr. Robert Lustig to learn more about his three-pronged strategy to re-engineer ultra-processed foods to improve their ‘metabolic matrix’
The now-defunct startup’s former VP Chris Cerveny says everything from timing to funding to how automation gets deployed can impact a farm’s lifespan.
In part two of our roundup from the Future Food-Tech summit in San Francisco, we highlight startups spanning everything from molecular farming to upcycled prebiotic fibers.
While investor sentiment has soured on alternative proteins, last month’s Future Food Tech summit in San Francisco attracted a record number of foodtech startups showcasing everything from foodie chatbots to upcycled prebiotic fibers.
“It’s going to take fully-fledged tissue muscle tissue to convince die hard meat lovers [to eat cell-cultured meat],” says the founder of Myodenovo, a cultivated meat startup emerging from stealth with a mission to create thick, whole cuts, starting with a filet mignon steak.
2023 will be a pivotal year for cultivated meat, as a handful of well-capitalized startups hit the market and early-stage players wait with bated breath to see if consumers are sufficiently enthused to motivate anxious investors to keep funding the nascent space, said investors at the Future Food Tech conference.
Clean Crop Technologies tackles food waste with cold plasma tech, says CEO Dan White: “We target applications where we can achieve the same or similar decontamination as thermal pasteurization without harming quality.”
Panelists at World Agri-Tech and in AgFunder’s new report say agrifoodtech investment will get worse, but those solving ‘the right’ issues have opportunity.
“Right now, a lot of plant-based products are no better than animal products, and in some cases they are actually worse,” claims the CEO at Climax Foods, a data-driven startup reverse engineering animal foods and rebuilding them with plants.
Panelists at the AgFunder 2023 Global Report launch party discussed the challenges for alt protein and eGrocery, and why capital is swimming upstream.
As news about Silicon Valley Bank rippled through the exhibition halls at Expo West on Friday, AFN walked the show floor to catch up with key players in foodtech, from Climax Foods, showcasing the next generation of plant-based cheese, to Eat Just, which is taking “critical steps towards profitability.”
Speakers at this year’s Indoor Ag-Con offered the indoor farming industry insights, predictions and some major reality checks about the future.
Farm Action is championing for a Fair 2023 Farm Bill: an opportunity to create a fair, inclusive, and competitive agricultural system, writes Dee Laninga.
‘Are GMOs the path to food security?’ A session turned debate on the adoption of GMOs in Kenya following the government’s decision to lift its ban sought to address this question.
63% of consumers also agree that snacks with a higher environmental impact should cost more, according to Mondelēz International Malaysia & Singapore.
Indoor Ag-Con panelists discuss vertical farming failures and assemble a checklist of best practices to help the industry moving forward.
The alternative protein sector was ‘overhyped, but now its demise is being over exaggerated,’ said investors at a recent industry event as the GFI unveiled results of a global investor survey suggesting a mood of cautious optimism.
Learn from other geographies with similar challenges, create room for blended financing and other snippets from the Africa-Korea Agtech Summit
The just concluded African Agri Investment Indaba hosted ag stakeholders, chiming in on the sector’s state of financing, inclusion and productivity.
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