Black soldier fly farmer Inseco raises $5.3m in South Africa’s ‘largest-ever seed round’
It’s raising the insects on organic byproducts such as food waste, before converting them into proteins and oils for use in animal feed.
It’s raising the insects on organic byproducts such as food waste, before converting them into proteins and oils for use in animal feed.
Organizations that make the Cool Food Pledge aim to slash food-related emissions by 25% by 2030 by transitioning their customers to more eco-friendly diets.
The agribusiness marketplace for Ghanaian smallholders has raised $6.5 million in equity and $6.4 million in debt.
Keeping tabs on meat and dairy corporate climate goals is vital to holding these companies accountable for meaningful emissions reductions.
The theme of Earth Day 2022 is “invest in our planet.” In the agrifoodtech community, we’re taking it literally – and must push governments to do the same.
For Earth Day 2022, we explore some of Africa’s ecosystem enablers working to support and finance climate-smart agriculture startups.
How does agrifoodtech’s share of VC funding compare to agrifood’s share of GDP in the US?
Agrifood SMEs in Europe could do with some additional support from investors and industry – especially in terms of help with scaling-up, the report suggests.
The Cargill-MacMillan family, which owns about 87% of Cargill, has seen its fortunes soar as global commodity prices hit all-time highs against a backdrop of pandemic, war, and economic uncertainty.
It’s digitalizing Asian and African agribusiness with software that helps mid- to large-size operations manage their data and finances.
SuperMeat’s co-founder and head of communications talks regulatory approvals, transparency with consumers, and the long-term promise of cultivated meat.
Bhattacharya tells AFN what Next Gen has planned for Tindle, and what it was about the startup that tempted him away from Temasek.
Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.
Enabling wider access to manure management tech such as anaerobic digesters is necessary for reducing dairy emissions in the US.
The two US-based companies will develop microbiome-based feed ingredients, health and therapeutics, and monitoring products for animal health innvoation.
Consumer-facing downstrream technologies bagged $32 billion in VC investment in 2021; the bulk of it was thanks to a few big eGrocery deals.
The 10 latest startups to join the GROW Impact Accelerator include tech solutions for protein deficiency, beekeeping, and livestock antibiotic resistance.
Access to talent, investors, and new technologies are among the benefits CTC and CoverCress have found in St Louis ag biotech community BRDG Park.
Benson Hill aims to scale its Ultra-High Protein soy by incorporating it into Kellogg’s MorningStar Farms alt-meat range.
Alternative proteins have been touted as a solution to greening emissions-heavy food systems and have attracted billions in investment. But a new report warns they “will not save the planet.”
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International Fresh Produce Association launches year 3 of its produce accelerator