For Lentera Africa, remote work is the future of farming on the continent
November 26, 2021
“The potential for remote farming is huge,” says CEO Moses Kimani.
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Agrifoodtech innovation doesn’t happen in the boardroom, but in the field: Thai Wah CEO
November 26, 2021
Ho Ren Hua also announced the launch of Thai Wah Ventures, which will invest in startups working across agritech, supply chain, bioplastics, and novel ingredients.
Sizing up America’s Thanksgiving food waste problem
November 25, 2021
Americans could generate more than 300 million pounds of food waste this year as Thanksgiving gatherings resume and aspirational shopping abounds. The carbon footprint associated with that waste is the same as driving 169,000 cars for a full year, according to non-profit ReFed.
EXCLUSIVE: Optimum Agriculture backs The Yield Lab LatAm to fuel region’s agtech growth
November 25, 2021
They’ll work together on The Yield LatAm Opportunity Fund, a new vehicle which will invest in roughly 30 companies in the region over the next five years.
Data Snapshot: Agrifoodtech’s epicenter shifted farther east in H1 – but US still rules the roost
November 24, 2021
Global agrifoodtech funding is still dominated by the US – but a few massive deals in China, India, and other countries are stealing a greater share.
Zebu Investment Partners is supporting African agriculture from ‘dirt to dinner table’
November 24, 2021
The South African private equity firm’s second fund invests in the tech enablement of Africa’s SME agribusinesses – the backbone of the continent’s agriculture sector.
Novozymes wants your help to accelerate protein’s fungal future
November 24, 2021
The Myco-Protein Innovation Call is focused on scaling the use of fungi as a protein source.
Asia will lead agrifood’s ‘future of breakthrough innovations,’ says Cargill strategy chief
November 20, 2021
In a sign of the times, an agrifood exec was invited to deliver the opening keynote at Singapore’s annual tech festival.
UPDATE: Bayer inks new digital ag data infrastructure deal with Microsoft: how significant is it?
November 19, 2021
It’s the norm for journalists to be skeptical of corporate partnering announcements. But am I reading too much into this one?
Brief: Indian government shelves ag reforms after months of mass protests
November 19, 2021
The farm laws “were for the benefit of farmers, but we could not convince a section of them despite our best efforts,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Agtech innovation will be key to Kenya’s Covid-19 economic recovery
November 19, 2021
Kenya has emerged as a hotspot for agtech innovation in Africa, developing more than 100 solutions driving growth, productivity and sustainability in the agricultural sector.
Brief: Ocean Spray partners Brightseed to map ‘total health potential’ of cranberries
November 18, 2021
“The insights from this agreement will [inform] how we grow, separate, and treat our cranberries to optimize for target health benefits and sustainability.”
Addressing the ‘cow in the room’: Applications open for 2022 GROW Impact Accelerator
November 17, 2021
The 20-week program, backed by AgFunder, provides agrifoodtech startups with support to scale up and create lasting global change.
Data Snapshot: Online Restaurant & Mealkit investment was a $326m variety pack in H1 2021
November 17, 2021
The category continues to evolve as digital tools blur the lines between mealkits, virtual restaurants, and dark grocery stores.
CHS & Growmark launch $50m VC fund to invest in ‘breakthrough’ agtech
November 17, 2021
Cooperative Ventures will seek out startups in three core investment areas: crop production, supply chain, and sustainability.
Complete Farmer looks to the crowd to give African smallholders a boost
November 16, 2021
The Ghanaian startup allows crowdfunders – which it calls ‘digifarmers’ – to invest in African smallholdings, and then digitalizes the ag value chain end-to-end.
Temasek unveils foodtech platform & innovation center; partners with ADM
November 15, 2021
The Asia Sustainable Foods Platform will co-invest $22.2 million alongside Singapore’s national R&D agency into the new Food Tech Innovation Center.
How to avoid COP26: a net-zero pledge & replanting fail
November 13, 2021
At Davos in 2019, an acquaintance of mine had been cornered by a journalist into committing to net zero. It might just have got him out of COP26.
Iowa company REG is helping others meet sustainability goals with its biofuel innovations
November 12, 2021
REG sustainability head Kristin Dillavou said its roots in ag, and Iowa, are a strong driver behind its ability to innovate for more environmentally-friendly solutions.
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