Why we need bio-agriculture to help feed the world while reducing chemical usage
August 24, 2023
Bio-agriculture integrates conventional and natural farming, reducing farmers’ and consumers’ health imbalance and risks.
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Can we modify EAT-Lancet’s ‘planetary health diet’ to be nutritionally adequate and environmentally friendly?
July 3, 2023
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.
Africa’s next leap forward (part 2): Biomanufacturing in focus
June 26, 2023
Biomanufacturing has big potential to support the industrialization and economic prosperity goals of African nations. says Saron Berhane.
Africa’s next leap forward (part 1): Agrifoodtech startups to watch, from Cupmena to Aerobotics
June 19, 2023
Investment in agrifoodtech will be key to the stable, sustainable and prosperous development of Africa, says Saron Berhane.
How the Croptix platform is changing plant nutrition and disease monitoring
June 14, 2023
AEA’s John Kempf on why his company led the recent seed round for US-based precision agriculture startup Croptix.
Women entrepreneurs are a missed opportunity in venture capital. Here’s how investors and policymakers can change that
June 5, 2023
VCs need to put more money into women entrepreneurs as a path to profit and impact, and to generate better returns.
The food sector is not on track to meet climate targets. Here is what will help
June 2, 2023
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.
Rise of the machines: What will drive adoption of robotics and automation in specialty crops?
May 30, 2023
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?
Here’s where AI could make the biggest impact in the agrifoodtech sector
May 30, 2023
AI’s biggest potential impact likes in making complex analytics accessible and affordable to agrifood and agribusiness processes.
How can New Zealand’s agri-innovation ecosystem become the world leader it should be?
May 24, 2023
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 down under to outer space: 3 Australian startups leading the next era of novel farming systems
May 23, 2023
From insects to indoor greens, Australian startups demonstrate the potential for novel farming systems at home and abroad.
Gene editing promises an ethical, efficient solution to end male chick culling. Why are we afraid to execute?
May 17, 2023
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.
Global startups: here’s how to connect with potential investors and customers at the 2023 IFT FIRST event
May 11, 2023
IFT FIRST’s Startup Pavilion brings technical, business and scientific professionals under one roof — a true rarity at agrifood events.
Food tech investment in China fell off a cliff in 2022: what can we expect in 2023?
May 1, 2023
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?
How to implement digital agriculture, step-by-step
April 28, 2023
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.
Apply to GLOCAL’s 2023 program to help advance Latin American agrifoodtech
April 20, 2023
Latin American agrifoodtech startups hoping to scale their solutions can now apply to the GLOCAL Game Changers LatAm Series 2023.
LatAm foodtech is flourishing with startups tackling food waste in the supply chain
April 13, 2023
Around Latin America and the Caribbean, startups are using technology to prevent, avoid or upcycle food waste up and down the supply chain.
Can blockchain alone guarantee traceability in our food system?
April 4, 2023
Exploiting blockchain’s full potential around traceability requires us to think of the technology as a tile to be integrated with other available solutions.
Beyond price parity, CEA must focus more on consumer demand to truly scale
March 29, 2023
As pricing parity gets closer to conventionally grown produce, focus on demand attributes will be increasingly important to the whole industry.
Is Spain emerging as the dark horse of foodtech innovation?
March 28, 2023
While global foodtech investment declined in 2022, foodtech investment in Spain increased 9.3%, says the founder of Madrid-based foodtech accelerator Eatable Adventures.
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