The top 20 agrifoodtech headlines of 2021
December 31, 2021
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The top 20 agrifoodtech funding deals of 2021
December 29, 2021
The top three deals of 2021 involved companies from China, India, and the US – and were focused on grocery, food retail, and logistics.
Meet the founder: Dream Harvest’s Zain Shauk thinks vertically farmed crops ‘make business sense’
December 28, 2021
Focusing on higher yields instead of novel technologies will make vertical farming more productive, he tells AFN.
Airly, WhatIf Foods & Moonshot aim to make climate-friendly snacks the main course for 2022
December 27, 2021
A growing number of startups are creating “climate-friendly” snacks that cut carbon and promote regenerative agriculture practices.
Brief: Global cropland has grown by a million square kilometers since 2000
December 24, 2021
Global cropland has expanded 9% over the past 20 years, with Africa and South America seeing the greatest gains – and half coming at the expense of “natural vegetation and tree cover.”
Nigeria’s Grocedy is fighting food inflation with grocery subscriptions
December 23, 2021
E-grocery exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Nigeria, Grocedy’s focus is on helping consumers save on rising food costs rather than shopping convenience.
Better Origin on using insects to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs for Morrisons
December 22, 2021
The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.
OKO Finance is delivering crop insurance to cushion Mali’s farmers from climate change
December 21, 2021
OKO Finance offers crop insurance to smallholder farmers in Mali – one of the few fintech companies focusing on the landlocked West African country.
Make sure your deals are counted in AgFunder’s global agrifoodtech investment report!
December 17, 2021
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.
India AgriFood Startup Report 2021: Upstream agrifood deals surpass downstream in India for first time
December 16, 2021
The latest edition of AgFunder’s India Agrifood Startup Investment Report, released today, also reveals that food delivery platforms raked in the most dollars during a difficult year.
Data Snapshot: Funding to India’s farm tech startups increased 22% to $527m in FY2021
December 15, 2021
A sneak-peek at our India Agrifood Startup Investment Report, which comes out tomorrow.
Vertical farming is headed for the ‘trough of disillusionment.’ Here’s why that’s a good thing.
December 14, 2021
Vertical farming is facing a period of depression and correction as big farms struggle to pay investors back while running complex and expensive operations. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, writes Henry Gordon-Smith.
How cold storage could be an antidote to Africa’s hefty food imports
December 14, 2021
InspiraFarms is deploying off-grid cold storage technology to help Kenya cut hundreds of millions of dollars of seasonal food waste.
Bayer, Bushel & AWS launch carbon measurement tool for US farmers
December 9, 2021
Project Carbonview aims to help corn growers to better report and analyze their carbon footprint across the entire supply chain.
Brief: McCain invests $55m into Irish plant-based brand Strong Roots
December 9, 2021
The pair said they’re partnering to “fix the freezer aisle and provide plant-based, environmentally responsible, positive food choices” globally.
Vendease wants to be the Amazon for Nigeria’s food vendors
December 9, 2021
The Lagos-based startup is aiming to make the country’s food supply chain much more predictable for stakeholders by using data, drivers, and loans.
Data Snapshot: H1 investment trend suggests CEA scene may be losing steam
December 8, 2021
Novel Farming Systems ventures – which include tech-enabled vertical farms and greenhouses – may be losing their luster for investors.
Cellular agriculture & emerging markets: Just because we can, does it mean we should?
December 6, 2021
Cellular agriculture startups aim to solve agrifood’s biggest sustainability problems. But smallholders must be part of the solution, writes Saron Berhane.
Better tracking of water, energy use needed to avoid greenwashing – CEA census
December 2, 2021
Better tracking around waste, water, and energy usage could help the CEA industry more accurately measure the sustainability of their operations.
Investors are clamoring for a slice of Egypt’s B2B logistics tech scene
December 2, 2021
Trella, Capiter, and MaxAB are among dozens of startups that have raised funding of late to overhaul Egypt’s fragmented and inefficient B2B logistics space.
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