Upstream categories – that is, technologies and business models nearer the farm or lab – outstripped downstream funding in 2020 for the first time in seven years.
A new report from the investor group examines how 10 major animal health companies are tackling – or failing to tackle – antibiotic resistance in animal agriculture.
There’s nothing new about agrifood corporates investing directly in strategic technologies – but it is now a mainstream approach.
Artemis, which provides data analytics to indoor farms, has just released its annual ‘State of Indoor Farming’ report based on a survey of 205 enterprises.
Two recent research reports have shone a light on the potential role that pulses could play in delivering the Asia-Pacific region’s protein needs.
It wasn’t only the pandemic that shifted trends in Europe’s agrifoodtech scene. 2020 was the start of a new innovation cycle on the continent.
Sovereign wealth funds are focusing on “property and infrastructure while multi-asset and whole portfolio approaches are still rare,” a new report says.
Five major fast food brands have – or will – set “science-based” targets after interventions led by sustainability advocates FAIRR and Ceres.
Stakeholders can no longer put off investment into food supply chain tech – but where do they start? Seana Day and Brita Rosenheim offer some clues.
The USDA is now seeking public comments on how to improve and revamp food supply chains including production, processing, and distribution.
AgFunder’s China 2021 AgriFood Investment Report reveals that funding for the sector rose 66% last year to reach $6 billion in total.
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.
FBN is offering the prebiotics, probiotics, photosynthetic enhancers, carbon sources, and advanced micronutrients through its FBN Direct portal.
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.
In spite of the Covid-19 bump for consumer-facing solutions, downstream agrifoodtech funding actually decreased in 2020 if a few China oversize deals are discounted.
As AgFunder’s 2021 AgriFoodTech Investment Report shows, exits in 2020 were centered on subsectors that grew in relevance in light of Covid-19 – such as digital platforms for food delivery.
Pinduoduo served 788 million annual active buyers in 2020 – the first time it has overtaken Alibaba in user numbers.
The Mixing Bowl released its first Indoor AgTech Landscape in September 2019. This is their first update, zeroing in on this evolving ecosystem’s role in addressing challenges facing the entire agrifood value chain.
While the number of women founders, leaders, and innovators in the agrifoodtech sector continues to grow, women voices in the industry remain few and far between. Here’s a directory to help you find them.
The agrifoodtech sector not only rebounded quickly from Covid’s impacts, it far outpaced last year’s performance. Investor confidence speaks to a maturing sector and an environment ripe for new bets on next generation technologies.
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