TreeDots nets $11m Series A funding for its food surplus marketplace
It leans on the community group-buying model popularized in China, allowing consumers to form teams in order to make bulk buys on its platform.
It leans on the community group-buying model popularized in China, allowing consumers to form teams in order to make bulk buys on its platform.
US Farmers & Ranchers in Action, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, and the World Farmers’ Organization are also participants.
The Bangkok-based startup makes pet food products out of black soldier fly larvae, feeding them “a diet from pre-consumed food waste” and other “food surpluses.”
The acquisition brings added data analytics capabilities to Bushel, which it says will help farmers and facilities make more profitable decisions.
The Californian startup has built robots that can pick field-grown strawberries. Next, it wants to move into the apple orchard.
Andes has developed a seed treatment that enhances crops’ nitrogen-fixing capabilities, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. It’s eyeing carbon next.
The e-commerce company said it’ll re-invest its profits into a new ‘non-commercial’ initiative aimed at promoting agtech, digitalization, and rural development in China.
Founder and CEO Jaisimha Rao claims it’ll have “the world’s largest fleet of agriculture robots in the next 18 months.”
Regrow was formed in February following the merger of Australian crop science company FluroSat and US soil health startup Dagan.
The startup aims to grow its footprint across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as US regions “where growing conditions are harsh.”
The Polish startup is using bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria – as an alternative to antibiotics for aquaculture and land-based livestock ag.
This is Deere’s second major automation acquisition in the past four years.
Rise Gardens founder Hank Adams launched the in-home farming startup after finding the economics of large-scale indoor farming too daunting.
Japfa and GROW have unveiled the 5 winners of Japfa Feeds the Future – a startup challenge aimed at advancing protein production and food resilience in Asia.
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.
Shiok Meats is planning to open a production facility in its native Singapore by 2023 to cultivate cell-based shrimp, lobster, crab, and crayfish at commercial scale.
The Porto Alegre-based startup secured funding from SP Ventures, ABSeed, and SLC Agrícola, among others.
The Toulouse-based startup has developed technology that can enhance favorable genetic traits in crops without the need to tinker with their DNA.
Having overtaken e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on the active buyers front, Pinduoduo’s looking upstream at alt-protein and logistics tech, its sustainability head tells AFN.
It could file its prospectus – seeking to raise a reported $10 billion at a $60 billion valuation – as soon as next week.
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