M&A activity was concentrated in the US, which hosted over half of all deals – with Europe and Asia Pacific accounting for 19% and 11% respectively.
The impact investor aims to prove the commercial “climate resilience” opportunity in African agtech ventures like Kenya’s SunCulture and Nigeria’s Tomato Jos.
Jeremy Williams is a panellist at the AgTech NEXT conference on 6 October, where he’ll be speaking about geospatial imaging’s role in ag.
Meat for human and animal consumption is responsible for 57% of food production’s emissions – with beef alone making up 25%.
It distinguishes itself from other robo-delivery startups by relying on remote drivers instead of automation to pilot its robots through the streets.
The Dutch government may consider farm expropriation, among other measures, in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions.
Marine bioproducts derived from resources like algae could add $3 billion to the Australian economy by 2035 – while also building a more resilient food system.
While mega-deals involving seven Chinese e-Grocery startups accounted for $3.8 billion of H1’s figure, funding to other countries is still on track to outpace 2020 levels, according to the latest data from AgFunder.
Don’t forget to register for the GROW Impact Accelerator’s virtual Demo Day taking place next week.
The Nigerian startup’s goal is two-fold: to offer affordable meat alternatives to African consumers, and to match local taste and texture preferences.
The US tech giant claims the scheme will restore 20,000 hectares of forest within three years and remove 10 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere by 2050.
The Kenyan startup is hoping its inventory management app can digitalize supply chains and mitigate financing challenges for food businesses across Africa.
They’re hoping the insights they derive will revolutionize outdoor production, too.
The State of the Agrifoodtech Union.
Qatar and US-based Eat Just will build what they say is “the MENA region’s first-ever facility for cultivated meat” in the Middle Eastern country.
Gates isn’t the only one to have recognized that farmland investments can lead to solid returns.
Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.
Growmark members will be able to get started with carbon trading via the cooperative’s FS-branded network of ag retailers.
It’s one of a handful of tech companies that are trying to digitalize the grain trading industry – much of which is still paper-based.
However, the survey’s choice of terminology may be problematic.
He says it’s not about climate. So why is Bill Gates investing in farmland?