FMC Ventures’ Amar Singh speaks with AFN about the advantages and challenges of being the newcomer in agrifood corporate venture investing and its laser-focus on crop protection.
“We are excited to accelerate Seiyu’s digital transformation […] to become Japan’s leading omnichannel retailer,” said new CEO Tsuneo Okubo.
The New Brunswick-based startup is commercializing its mastitis detection technology, starting with beta trials on dairies in Canada.
Demetria is replacing the antiquated coffee quality assessment process by using AI and near-infrared technology to scan beans before they’re brewed.
Agrisolus captures real-time data about a variety of metrics to optimize poultry production and prevent disease in the flock.
Farm Market iD aggregates data from a variety of sources to offer agribusinesses support with marketing and better serving farmers and ranchers.
ADM Ventures’ Victoria de la Huerga talks with AFN working for a company that was acquired by ADM–then helping the corporation build its venture investing strategy.
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.
Next Gen will use the funds to launch its first brand, plant-based chicken substitute TiNDLE, in Singapore and other Asian cities.
Provivi will use the funds to sell its pheremone-based pest control products to smallholder farmers in Kenya, Bangladesh, and India at cost.
Project Well provides at-risk healthcare plan members with nutritonal counseling and tailored meal plans to target chronic disease.
Anuvia is hoping to clean up conventional fertilizer with its bio-basd input that improves yields while also reducing GHG emissions and sequestering carbon.
With this aqui-hire, DeHaat – which serves over 380,000 farmers across India – will be able to add financial services for farmers to its platform.
It’s a big week for LatAm’s agrifoodtech fund, SP Ventures. The fund will close on around $50 million to $75 million, surpassing the $30 million goal it initially set.
The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.
The last visible vestiges of Tesco’s Asian retail operations are set to disappear as stores carrying the UK company’s name undergo a rebrand.
The Singapore government unveiled the fund, aimed at encouraging local agtech adoption, as part of its 2021 national budget and 10-year sustainability plan.
Bioinformatics. Drone surveillance. Farm robotics. BASF Venture Capital’s Markus Solibieda talks to AFN about tech innovations the company’s backing to complement and disrupt the agri-chemicals status quo.
The Buenos Aires-based startup helps commodities buyers to find growers that use certain sustainability practices – while getting growers a better price for their efforts.
ListenField’s API ecosystem combines satellite, weather, and in-field data with crop modeling, phenology, and genotype selection to improve yields for rice and other crops.
Biological innovation is key to the economic & environmental sustainability of CEA