Data Snapshot: Brazil remains a farm-tech funding trailer – but agfintech is picking up the pace
The country looks set to creep up the agtech investment rankings.
The country looks set to creep up the agtech investment rankings.
Midstream Tech deals increased in response to the problems and inefficiencies in India’s agrifood supply chains highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Online farmer marketplaces like DeHaat, Bijak, and Animall were among India’s big winners when it came to venture investment last year.
The biological inputs market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% over the next five years, compared to chemicals’ 3.7%, according to recent market research.
The top three deals of 2021 involved companies from China, India, and the US – and were focused on grocery, food retail, and logistics.
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.”
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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.
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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.
Novel Farming Systems ventures – which include tech-enabled vertical farms and greenhouses – may be losing their luster for investors.
Better tracking around waste, water, and energy usage could help the CEA industry more accurately measure the sustainability of their operations.
Many of big deals during H1 involved startups automating simple, everyday tasks within broader agricultural operations.
The FAIRR Protein Producer Index has just been published for the fourth time; and many of the world’s major meat and dairy companies still have a lot to do.
EIT Food, which conducted the survey, is calling for 25% of the EU’s agricultural land to be managed under regenerative practices by 2030.
Americans could generate more than 300 million pounds of food waste this year as Thanksgiving gatherings resume and aspirational shopping abounds. The carbon footprint associated with that waste is the same as driving 169,000 cars for a full year, according to non-profit ReFed.
Global agrifoodtech funding is still dominated by the US – but a few massive deals in China, India, and other countries are stealing a greater share.
Kenya has emerged as a hotspot for agtech innovation in Africa, developing more than 100 solutions driving growth, productivity and sustainability in the agricultural sector.
The category continues to evolve as digital tools blur the lines between mealkits, virtual restaurants, and dark grocery stores.
Novel Farming Systems ventures raised a total of $911 million in funding during the first six months of the year, according to AgFunder data.
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