How will artificial intelligence impact the future of farming? From disease and pest forecasting to precision insurance, SP Ventures explores AI in agriculture.
Mercy Corps Ventures is testing blockchain to get cash transfers to pastoral communities in Africa ahead of climate shocks.
Realizing the vast potential of ancient grains to sustainably nourish billions will require collective action across sectors.
Many farmers are open to agtech innovation, but current financing structures hold them back from adoption.
The ever-popular gut microbiome sector must create a run-to-poop future that moves beyond just science and into storytelling.
Bio-agriculture integrates conventional and natural farming, reducing farmers’ and consumers’ health imbalance and risks.
The landmark EAT–Lancet Commission’s ‘planetary health diet’ would improve food security, decrease noncommunicable diseases and reduce the environmental impact of food. But is has two problems, claims Ty Beal.
Biomanufacturing has big potential to support the industrialization and economic prosperity goals of African nations. says Saron Berhane.
Investment in agrifoodtech will be key to the stable, sustainable and prosperous development of Africa, says Saron Berhane.
AEA’s John Kempf on why his company led the recent seed round for US-based precision agriculture startup Croptix.
VCs need to put more money into women entrepreneurs as a path to profit and impact, and to generate better returns.
Some of the largest food companies have set ambitious climate targets for 2030 and 2040, but they are not on track to reach them, says Kenny Fahey at Leading Harvest.
Rice and wheat are harvested with combine harvesters. Yet strawberries are still picked by hand at a time when growers are facing rising labor costs and serious labor shortages. So why aren’t we seeing more mechanization being deployed for specialty crops?
AI’s biggest potential impact likes in making complex analytics accessible and affordable to agrifood and agribusiness processes.
Agriculture is the beating heart of New Zealand. So why is New Zealand still not delivering on its full potential as an agri-innovation ecosystem?
From insects to indoor greens, Australian startups demonstrate the potential for novel farming systems at home and abroad.
The Egg-Tech Prize—a global competition to find scalable technologies to sex chicks before they hatch—remains unclaimed because none of the applicants meet the criteria. It’s time to explore gene editing approaches, says eggXYt CEO Yehuda Elram.
IFT FIRST’s Startup Pavilion brings technical, business and scientific professionals under one roof — a true rarity at agrifood events.
2022 was a grim year for agrifoodtech investment, with funding down 44% year-on-year globally, in part driven by an 81% drop in funding in China. So why did funding fall off a cliff and what can we expect in 2023 and beyond?
While the world is facing the challenges of sustainable food production intensification, new technologies offer a tremendous opportunity to address these issues, writes Marco Brini in the wake of publishing a book about digital ag adoption.
Smoke & mirrors, not worth the extra cost: 50 US farmers speak out on carbon markets