The new growing center takes six weeks to construct and can produce the equivalent of up to 10,000-square-meters of farmland, according to InFarm.
Consumer Physics will apply its SCiO technology, which uses near-infrared spectrometers and cloud-based software, to Driscoll’s quality measurement process.
Project Well provides at-risk healthcare plan members with nutritonal counseling and tailored meal plans to target chronic disease.
The pair’s packaging is a micro-perforated compostable film that reduces food waste by extending shelf life while cutting plastic pollution.
Promoting his new book on climate change technologies, the Microsoft co-founder said plant-based protein makers Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are “totally competitive.”
Grofers is reportedly targeting a ‘reverse merger’ that would value it at around $1 billion after negotiations with prospective buyers hit a dead end.
Sea Forest will use the funds to start supplying commercial quantities of seaweed that Australian science agency CSIRO has shown to reduce cattle methane emissions by as much as 80%.
The Netherlands startup produces insect protein for a variety of channels, including its own brand of eggs laid by hens that eat its feed ingredients.
The Mexican e-grocer announced its $65m Series A led by General Atlantic this week, the biggest Series A round in Latin America for a decade.
Cyberattacks, disinformation, and buyouts are weapons in the warchest for sovereign states that want to close the competitive gap with a rival country’s ag sector.
Aleph Farms claims the new technology will allow it to create any type of ‘muscle-cut’ steak and hopes to rapidly expand its product portfolio in the area.
Pairwise is also working on blackberries without seeds and cherries without pits in pursuit of its aim to get more Americans snacking on fruits and veggies.
Bouyed by booming demand for e-grocery amid Covid-19 and some promising unit economics, Good Eggs is expanding beyond the Bay Area.
Advocacy group claims the Food & Drug Administration approved heme without meeting the ‘convincing evidence’ bar required by its own regulatory process.
Japfa aims for “viable solutions that improve the production of quality proteins and, ultimately, the nutrition of millions of people,” says Tan Yong Nang.
Drizly, which hosts thousands of merchants across 1,400 US cities on its alcohol delivery marketplace, will be integrated into Uber Eats.
Australian agriculture proved remarkably resilient in a 2020 which brought bushfires, drought, and a global pandemic. Tech can help it to continue thriving in the years ahead.
Gonzalez previously served as global head of food and agriculture startup innovation at Rabobank, where he launched its FoodBytes! pitch competition.
Dyadic and TurtleTree will collaborate on growing recombinant proteins that can be used as alt-protein growth factors, affordably and at industrial scale.
Gro Intelligence CEO Sara Menker thinks that Covid-19’s continuing effects will see a ramping up of food protectionism this year – while climate change will also take a toll.
