Vertical farming faces several challenges. Zoning law is one of them.
May 20, 2022
US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.
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Data Snapshot: eGrocery still dominates China dealmaking, but upstream tech increases share
May 18, 2022
In 2021, eGrocery dominated dealmaking yet again; but upstream startups vastly increased their share of funding.
Apply for Glocal’s 2022 program & join the Latin American agrifoodtech revolution
May 17, 2022
Agtech and foodtech startups can apply for Game Changers LatAm Series 2022 until June 15.
Data Snapshot: What Europe’s top 15 agrifoodtech deals in 2021 told us about investment trends
May 11, 2022
Most of the top deals involved eGrocers and Restaurant Marketplaces, highlighting the continent’s thirst for ‘quick commerce.’
GRDC’s new Tekfarm program seeks global agtech solutions for Australia’s grains sector
May 11, 2022
It’s scouting the globe for tech startups and solutions that can take the country’s world-leading grains industry to new heights.
How a fruit producer is adapting to climate change with genetics
May 5, 2022
IFG and other fruit breeders are racing against time to create new, climate-resilient varieties, the company’s CEO tells AFN.
Ag Carbon Market Map: Meet the 58 companies helping to harness the benefits of regenerative farming
May 5, 2022
Ag carbon markets are becoming more viable thanks to smart program design and innovative tech, Matthew Guinness writes.
Australia can still become a world leader in climate action
May 2, 2022
A recent roundtable involving several of the country’s ag thought leaders – now published as a white paper – explored how the country’s farming sector can help us get to net zero.
Meet the founder: Future Crops CEO Gary Grinspan makes the case for soil-based vertical ag
April 25, 2022
Future Crops vertically farms its produce in a soil-based substrate which “sticks with what Mother Nature tells us,” Grinspan tells AFN. Plus it’s kosher.
Tracking corporate climate goals for meat & dairy is more crucial than ever
April 22, 2022
Keeping tabs on meat and dairy corporate climate goals is vital to holding these companies accountable for meaningful emissions reductions.
Earth Day 2022 calls on us to ‘invest in our planet.’ The agrifoodtech community is on it 👍
April 22, 2022
The theme of Earth Day 2022 is “invest in our planet.” In the agrifoodtech community, we’re taking it literally – and must push governments to do the same.
Earth Day 2022: Charting the course to a resilient food system with dynamic systems modeling
April 21, 2022
Dynamic systems modeling is a practical quantitative tool for businesses, investors, and policymakers to assess an investment’s likely impact.
Meet the Female Founder: SuperMeat’s Shir Friedman says cultivated meat is ‘definitely scalable’
April 18, 2022
SuperMeat’s co-founder and head of communications talks regulatory approvals, transparency with consumers, and the long-term promise of cultivated meat.
Q&A: Tindle’s Rohit Bhattacharya on the trials & tribulations of being an alt-protein CFO
April 15, 2022
Bhattacharya tells AFN what Next Gen has planned for Tindle, and what it was about the startup that tempted him away from Temasek.
Lessons learned: weighing the costs and benefits of vertical farms
April 15, 2022
Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.
We must scale US agtech innovation to fight the looming food, energy crisis
April 13, 2022
Members of the agrifoodtech community issue a joint “call to arms” for innovation to mitigate the fertilizer crisis – and a looming food crisis – invoked by the war in Ukraine.
The Ukraine crisis shows climate stability & biodiversity are crucial to long-term food security
April 12, 2022
The crisis in Ukraine has damaged an already weakened post-Covid global food system. It has also highlighted the vulnerabilities of that system’s interconnectedness, write FAIRR’s Helena Wright and Alexander Burr.
Alternative proteins ‘will not save the planet,’ report warns
April 6, 2022
Alternative proteins have been touted as a solution to greening emissions-heavy food systems and have attracted billions in investment. But a new report warns they “will not save the planet.”
Dilutive vs non-dilutive financing: What every agrifoodtech startup should know
April 5, 2022
Non-dilutive financing is founder- and investor-friendly – and it’s helping new agrifoodtech businesses take the next step in their growth.
Impossible Foods’ new CEO starts today. He has some big decisions to make about its future
April 4, 2022
With Patrick Brown stepping aside, there are a few different directions the company could take in pursuit of profitability.
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