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Brief: Danone recertifies B Corp status, posts ‘even higher’ impact scores

April 20, 2021

Danone subsidiary Nutricia North America, a specialized nutrition brand, also recently achieved Certified B Corp status.

In another world first for Eat Just, its cell-cultured meat is now available for takeout

April 20, 2021

Eat Just will sell its cell-cultured chicken meat via takeaway orders in Singapore thanks to a partnership with delivery app Foodpanda.

PastureMap merges with Soil Value Exchange to create Grassroots Carbon

April 15, 2021

Grassroots Carbon will tap PastureMap’s database of users to offer opportunities to earn carbon credits for sequestering carbon.

EXCLUSIVE: LatAm agronomic platform Agrosmart acquires BoosterAgro to expand weather support

April 15, 2021

LatAm-based decision support platform Agrosmart has acquired BoosterAgro, an Argentinian startup that has developed one of the most popular agrometeorological apps in the region, according

Brief: Former Monsanto CTO Robb Fraley joins Trace Genomics board

April 15, 2021

Dr Robb Fraley, former CTO of Monsanto, has joined the board of directors at soil health diagnostics startup Trace Genomics.

This startup says its new laser-armed weeding robot is already sold out for 2021

April 13, 2021

Carbon Robotics relies on advanced computer vision to distinguish pesky weeds from high-value crops – taking care of one of farmers’ least-favorite jobs.

Front cover of China 2021 AgriFood Investment Report

2020: The year Chinese agrifoodtech funding headed upstream

April 13, 2021

AgFunder’s China 2021 AgriFood Investment Report reveals that funding for the sector rose 66% last year to reach $6 billion in total.

FarmTogether completes ‘largest ever’ $22m farmland crowdfunding

April 12, 2021

FarmTogether offers accredited investors an opportunity to browse and buy into farmland opportunities through its Terra platform.

Sprout Agritech’s first-ever venture investment was 400m years (+19) in the making

April 9, 2021

New Zealand’s Scentian Bio is using insect olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds – and it believes its tech could prove invaluable for the food industry.

Future Food News Review Podcast: Is cultured meat delicious? Should hydroponically-grown food be organic?

April 8, 2021

A couple of weeks ago we hosted our second Future Food News Review on Clubhouse with leading journalists in foodtech, agtech and food systems globally, including Pultizer prize-winner Kim Severson. Listen to the in-depth and nuanced discussion about the week’s top news here.

Beyond Meat opens China factory, its first outside US

April 7, 2021

The company said the facility in Jiaxing will “significantly increase” the speed, scale, and sustainability of distributing its products across the region.

Brief: New Holland, FPT Industrial partner Fontanafredda on carbon-neutral wine

April 6, 2021

FPT’s new biomethane-fueled tractor engine is at the heart of the historic Fontanafredda winery’s carbon-neutral wine project.

Soil health practices boost incomes, cut costs & increase resilience: SHI, Cargill

April 6, 2021

Farmers that adopted soil health practices for at least five years saw net incomes leap an average $52 and $45 per acre for corn and soybeans respectively.

Judge greenlights lawsuit against USDA regarding its bird flu response

April 5, 2021

The plaintiffs allege that the USDA’s approach to mitigating bird flu needs to better address the role that high-density confinement plays in outbreaks.

FBN launches 17 own-brand biological inputs for growers

April 5, 2021

FBN is offering the prebiotics, probiotics, photosynthetic enhancers, carbon sources, and advanced micronutrients through its FBN Direct portal.

Oatly partners with Yeo’s to build $22m plant-based milk factory in Singapore

April 5, 2021

The Swedish startup – which recently filed for an IPO in the US – is building its first production facility in Asia to target China’s lucrative dairy products market.

From IQ, to EQ, to RQ – the regenerative quotient

April 2, 2021

We need entrepreneurs and thought leaders in regenerative food and agriculture to have a high RQ. Logan Yonavjak and Adrian Rodrigues tell us why.

Mosa Meat CEO on choosing non-GMO, differentiation & pricing the novelty factor

April 1, 2021

The Netherlands startup is now eight years old. We catch up with CEO Maarten Bosch to find out about its next steps.

Complexity, AI & the future of food: Boosting agriculture’s climate resilience

March 30, 2021

AI that learns through ’embodied intelligence’ could boost agricultural resilience with its greater capacity to adapt to rapidly evolving climatic events.

US ag needs more public R&D funding to tackle climate change, says new study

March 30, 2021

The Breakthrough Institute argues that the US public sector should focus on increasing its investment in ag-related R&D, rather than taxing farm inputs or preventing farmland expansion.