Agrifoodtech startups and investors are plugging away in 2020 as if we weren’t all caught in the midst of a global pandemic. Well, almost.
The program is aiming to reseed 8,000 acres of cropland with native grasses that will eventually be managed through cattle grazing.
Pat Brown’s strategy to replace animal protein by focusing on taste has forced the meat industry to be reactive; now it needs to get proactive.
Focused on food resilience, sustainability, and health, Pivot East will help UK and EU startups test-run their entry into Asia Pacific using Singapore as a springboard.
Albertsons reached out to the indoor farming startup amid the Covid-19 pandemic to find a new source of fresh produce to keep up with consumer demand.
Named Unfold, the new venture has received $30 million in funding from the two companies, along with rights to germplasm from Bayer’s vegetable portfolio.
Pennsylvania farmer Steve Groff has spent his career working to maximize the benefits of cover crops. Now he teaches other farmers to do the same.
Farming brings out tech’s biggest challenges, according to Microsoft – but the company’s ready to bring its expertise to US agriculture.
The Korean chemical giant’s Singapore agribiz hub will “pioneer solutions for the world food supply chain through innovation, not just plain food trading,” its CEO tells AFN.
The nonprofit is making its Brand Emissions Estimator available to enterprises that obtain its net-zero certification – including in the food and ag sectors.
Downstream investment declined by 67% year-on-year. But upstream funding more than doubled, as startups and investors zeroed in on farm and supply chain solutions.
UK Research & Innovation, the UK government’s tech grant body, has upped the amount handed out for its latest food production challenge. But grant success isn’t just about money.
Indian actors Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh launched Imagine Meats with Good Food Institute and Archer Daniels Midland support, marking the latest celebrity foray into agrifoodtech in recent months.
The year 2019 was a breakout year for Latin American agrifoodtech and 2020 is already shaping up to beat those records, in spite of the global pandemic. Here’s a look at the key categories pushing the industry forward.
Just when the country music legend couldn’t get any cooler, he’s partnering with TerraPurezza to make his ranch a regen ag demo farm and think tank.
The bulk of food safety claims, such as “antibiotic-free”, “never-ever-antibiotic” and “hormone-free,” are based on little more than producer affidavits.
Australia is technologically advanced, highly urbanized, and has farmers aplenty – but its urban ag industry is practically non-existent. Sydney startup Blakthumb finds out why.
AquaBounty has been swimming upstream against a wave of opposition since receiving FDA approval for its GE salmon in 2015. But it has finally caught a rising tide.
While the bulk of funding went to downstream categories in 2019, startups in the middle of the agrifood value chain are attracting more and more interest.
Few startups can say they’ve had an easy time fundraising this year. But Soplaya says the round it just closed was fast and painless, all things considered.
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