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Consumers think grocery stores have a lot more work to do on sustainability

February 28, 2022

More than half of survey respondents said grocery stores must improve their sustainability claims and avoid greenwashing.

Brief: Canada approves world’s first plant-based Covid-19 vaccine

February 25, 2022

The vaccine developed by Canadian company Medicago highlights the role plant-based proteins could play in speeding up response times to global health crises.

Data Snapshot: Investment in premium food brands slowed in India last year, but grew in China

February 23, 2022

Premium Branded Foods remained one of India’s most active categories, despite a pandemic-related slowdown.

Brief: Almost 1% of global GDP spent on ‘destructive’ ag, fishing & forestry subsidies each year

February 17, 2022

Subsidies are “driving the destruction of ecosystems and species extinction,” according to a new report from The B Team and Business For Nature.

Data Snapshot: As agrochemical prices skyrocket, so do investments in biological alternatives

February 16, 2022

Startups developing biological crop inputs secured a total of $892 million in funding last year.

Asian firms top list of protein producers at risk of incubating next pandemic

February 16, 2022

Nearly two-thirds of the world’s largest meat, fish, and dairy suppliers present a “high risk” of spreading zoonotic disease from livestock to humans.

Brief: Almost 40% of purchased carbon credits are more than 5 years old

February 11, 2022

Credits generated under older, less-rigorous schemes have questionable impact – and could damage confidence in nascent carbon markets.

It’s time to hold agrifood corporates accountable for their climate commitments. This list may help

February 10, 2022

Check out AFN’s list of corporate climate commitments, net-zero pledges, and regen ag initiatives.

Data Snapshot: Alt-protein is now in China’s 5-year plan. Here’s how much funding it raised in 2020

February 9, 2022

Cultivated meat and other “future foods” startups raised a total of $127 million in China during 2020.

‘Double climate dividend’ awaits high-income countries that adopt plant-based diet: study

February 7, 2022

Widespread adoption of plant-based diets would result in lower emissions and higher carbon sequestration, researchers claim.

Data Snapshot: Seed stage deals more than doubled for India agrifood startups in FY21

February 2, 2022

Pandemic-related labor shortages and supply chain issues drove early-stage investment in solutions closer to the farm for India’s agrifood startups.

Data Snapshot: Brazil remains a farm-tech funding trailer – but agfintech is picking up the pace

January 26, 2022

The country looks set to creep up the agtech investment rankings.

Data Snapshot: India’s most active funding category last year? Midstream Tech

January 19, 2022

Midstream Tech deals increased in response to the problems and inefficiencies in India’s agrifood supply chains highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Data Snapshot: Funding to Agribusiness Marketplaces in India shot up 3x in 2021

January 12, 2022

Online farmer marketplaces like DeHaat, Bijak, and Animall were among India’s big winners when it came to venture investment last year.

Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth

January 7, 2022

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 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.

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.”

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 Investment Report 2021

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.