The agrifood industry wondered how Bayer would approach venture investing after its acquisition of Monsanto. Derek Norman talks with AFN about the company’s turn to impact investing.
Startups are stirring up a new class of alcohol-free beverages that taste, smell, and bite like booze – and consumers are saying cheers to the idea.
A Greener World joins a growing list of independent certifiers that are hoping to define regenerative farming and gain consumer attention.
Supported by AgFunder and Enterprise Singapore, GROW is advancing innovation, sustainability, and resilience in the agrifood ecosystem.
Cargill hopes Splinter can make supply chain collaboration the new industry norm – using blockchain’s best bits, while keeping competitive info under wraps.
The European Food Safety Authority conducted an assessment to determine whether there are any risks associated with letting people eat mealworms.
The Gates’ have also invested in numerous agrifoodtech startups, either through their private foundation or via other investment vehicles.
Blockchain has much potential, but viewing it as a ‘trend’ could lead some agrifood businesses to make suboptimal decisions about its implementation.
Syngenta Ventures was one of the earliest corporate VC initiatives dedicated to agriculture. Shubang Shankar talks with AFN about the group’s priorities and opportunities.
Our report is our love letter to the ecosystem. Here’s how you can help us share the love and make sure you’re included.
Here are the 20 stories published by the AFN team in 2020 that racked up the most reads; plus stats that highlight our increasingly global audience.
Here are the 20 agrifoodtech startups that secured the most funding this year worldwide, based on preliminary data provided by AgFunder.
As Fulcrum Global Capital activated its investment theses about ag’s future, the very foundations of the ag industry began shifting in response to Covid-19.
AFN regularly runs analysis, opinion, and expert commentary from guest authors. Here are the 20 most-read guest pieces we published this year.
A year like no other… But while Covid-19 has been catastrophic for the agrifood sector in many regards, it has also put agrifoodtech into the limelight like never before.
The Brazilian firm’s AgVentures II fund now exceeds $25 million, with animal nutrition company Adisseo and US miner Mosaic leading the latest raise.
The city-state’s trade minister predicts “many other companies” will follow Perfect Day and others setting up R&D and manufacturing facilities there.
The Changsha-based platform allows communities to band together to purchase fresh produce in bulk. But suppliers and supermarkets say the model’s stealing their business.
The Covid-19 pandemic thrust food supply chain tech into the spotlight in a way that none of us could have anticipated.
The duo will commercialize the US startup’s “green chemistry” product that helps plants use fertilizer more efficiently through microbes.
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