Small farmers reliant on restaurant and direct-to-consumer sales are feeling the financial impact of Covid-19 with little end in sight.
As global venture capital is poised for a downturn, agri-foodtech investors observe the sector’s resilience and creativity amid near-term uncertainty.
Luckin Coffee scored one of China’s top agrifoodtech startup fundings just before its May IPO, while e-grocer MissFresh landed the country’s biggest deal.
Alternative protein had a blockbuster year in 2019, doubling its 2018 funding dollars to $1 billion.
The non-profit program backs growing companies solving key challenges in agriculture with up to $1 million in funding — apply by March 26!
Amatil X has invested in Kargo Technologies, a ‘truck-hailing’ platform that also counts Travis Kalanick’s VC firm as an investor.
The third edition of AgFunder’s annual China AgriFood Startup Investing Report shows that the trade war and swine flu have taken a toll – but there are still plenty of reasons to be bullish.
Agrifood tech accelerator GROW and VC firm AgFunder will work with the UNDP’s Global Centre to select successful entries for its Cultiv@te innovation challenge.
The region’s smallholders are increasingly active users of mobile tech, according to a new study – but adoption of solutions developed specifically for them remains low.
A number of restaurant brands pivoting to 100% delivery models are hiring thousands of workers while a Scottish strawberry farm is offering on-farm employment.
Starting with its native Australia, NNNCo will roll out the moisture sensing tech across the Asia-Pacific region.
Founded by thought leaders in soil health, the education and consulting organization recently appointed Walter Lynn Jr. as its new CEO.
Plant-based food products are often touted for their environmental benefits over those involving animal agriculture, but they’re certainly not perfect.
Jeff Bezos committing $10 billion to fight climate change through his new Earth Fund could not have been timelier. Climate change is for real. Here’s a look at some Indian agritech innovations that are trying to address climate change risks.
Here’s a list of the top 20 deals in the Agribusiness Marketplace category. Six involved Chinese companies. Indian and Japanese startups also closed big rounds.
This Canadian startup is hoping to address transportation in the livestock industry where welfare and stress are major concerns.
As meal kit companies struggle to secure customer loyalty and combat churn, online grocery is gaining traction. Could dedicated meal kits soon be extinct?
As US agri-foodtech investment slowed slightly in 2019, other markets picked up the slack. Here’s a list of the leading deals outside the US.
Thought For Food (TFF) and Food Lab Accelerator at Google (FLAG) have unveiled a Brazilian banana peel-inspired winner of this year’s TFF x FLAG Circular Economy of Food Prize.
Local food is hot but there’s a disconnect between local producers and grocery retailers that Foodshed.io is hoping to solve.
How did that fish get on your plate? A short look at fish farms