African Agriculture talks alfalfa farming and boosting food security in the continent’s Sahel region
African Agriculture aims to transform the Sahel’s beef and dairy industries through the production of animal feed.
African Agriculture aims to transform the Sahel’s beef and dairy industries through the production of animal feed.
The proposed SPAC merger with Agrinam Acquisition Corp. values indoor farming tech company Freight Farms at $147 million.
A successful Instacart IPO could go far in revitalizing the IPO market, including for other agrifoodtech companies.
Agtech expert and attorney Roger Royse shares his thoughts on what the agrifood industry should expect as one year closes and another begins.
By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
The deal strengthens the companies’ business model of selling surplus and ‘ugly’ foods to consumers at discounted prices.
Jerky might seem like a strange choice, but it aligns with Beyond Meat’s mission to increase its retail sales in 2022.
VanEck launched its Future of Food ETF at the end of last year. AFN checks in with portfolio manager Shawn Reynolds to find out more.
Greenlight Biosciences develops RNA products for agriculture and human health, including in the Covid-19 vaccine arena.
Symbotic said it’ll use the proceeds to “accelerate its growth plans” and “efficiently deliver on its contracted backlog.”
CEO Anthony Tan said the company will invest part of the proceeds into mapping tech in order to “deliver groceries more efficiently.”
The round was led by South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments.
David Rosenberg, the vertical ag company’s CEO, said that “proceeding with this transaction is not in the best interests of our shareholders.”Â
The Berkeley, California-based startup uses genetically modified microflora to ferment sugar into proteins found in cow’s milk.
Since the start of the year six agtech SPAC deals have been announced – most involving indoor farming or biotech, and all valued at over $1 billion.
The ag biotech company, which uses the RNA tech made famous by Covid-19 vaccines, will list on the Nasdaq – eventually providing an exit for investors including AgFunder, S2G Ventures, and Continental Grain Company.
Zomato, which competes for the mantle of India’s top food delivery app with rival Swiggy, is reportedly valued at $12.2 billion post-IPO.
It could file its prospectus – seeking to raise a reported $10 billion at a $60 billion valuation – as soon as next week.
Eat Just raised $200 million in private funding back in March, with its GOOD Meat cell-culturing unit separately scoring $170 million in May.
Dingdong Maicai has slashed its IPO pricing by 74% following its Chinese e-grocery rival’s rough debut last Friday.
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