Abu Dhabi’s $272m agtech commitment: Where is all that money going to go?
March 25, 2019
AFN spoke to Elham Al Qasim, acting CEO of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, to discuss the ins and outs.
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Cultivating Agtech Leadership for Established Row Crop Leaders
March 22, 2019
One of the drags on successful agtech innovation is the under-representation of the producers’ voice, writes the Illinois Soybean Association.
Growing Hemp
March 19, 2019
The wide range of industrial hemp products represent the greatest opportunity for American agricultural markets seen within the past fifty years, writes Jon Vaught.
Reclaiming the Promise of Food for Health
March 14, 2019
The real power to endow people with fundamentally longer, healthier lives resides in the hands of the food industry, writes Jim Flatt.
“Basic Farm Tech Tools Won’t Provide VCs the Exit Returns They Need, So Why Are VCs Still Investing in Them?”
March 13, 2019
Nolan Paul, Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures and ex-head of R&D Strategy and Emerging Technology at leading produce grower Driscoll’s is offering his thoughts on how the agritech sector is developing ahead of his speaking slot at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco next month.
Digital Agtech Spotlight: Intterra is Integrating Farmers, Suppliers, Advisors, Traders, Bankers on 5m Acres
March 8, 2019
Earlier this month, a Russian agtech startup called Intterra entered into a partnership with global agribusiness Syngenta to use its digital platform in Russia, connecting more than 100 farmers across 2 million hectares (nearly 5 million acres) of cropland in 2019.
Evolving to Serve a Dynamic Agri-Food Market – What’s Next for Benson Hill?
March 7, 2019
Matt Crisp is cofounder and CEO of Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop genomics platform using computational biology and gene editing. Here he writes about the startup’s evolution and transition to now serving a broad range of clients across the food system.
Okanagan: There’s a “Moveable Middle” in Consumer Attitudes About GMO Non-Browning Apples
March 4, 2019
When consumers can understand just bit more about what biotech is, how it works, and how it relates to them personally, they’re supportive of GMO, according to Jennifer Armen, vice president at Okanagan Specialty Fruits.
India’s Newest Entrepreneurs Are Not Techies; They’re Agriculturists
February 28, 2019
A number of Indian agritech startups are making headlines with their transformative technologies, but the Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) project in the southern Indian province of Andhra Pradesh is also making waves in the once-ignored industry.
This German Startup Has Just Planted 50M Trees with its Search Engine
February 13, 2019
Ecosia, a German startup with an internet search engine, today, has brought in enough revenues to enable it to plant 50 million trees. This equates to the removal of 2.5 million tonnes of Co2 from the atmosphere.
What is the future of container farming?
February 7, 2019
Growing in retrofit shipping containers has received significant buzz over the past five to 10 years as produce is grown hyper-locally on a small footprint. But how viable is this form of growing in the long term?
Why 2019 is The Year of the Mushroom
February 6, 2019
One month into 2019, it’s clear that this year’s “it” produce is gourmet mushrooms. Smallhold’s Andrew Carter tell us why.
It’s Time to Plant the Seeds of Growth in Sustainable Agriculture
February 5, 2019
The Boston Consulting Group offers advice to large agribusineses in meeting consumer demand for sustainably grown food and offers some thoughts around defining sustainability.
Growing Peace in Niger Through the Moringa Tree
January 28, 2019
Editor’s Note: Lisa Curtis is CEO of Kuli Kuli Foods, the leading Moringa brand in the US. Here she writes about her background in the Peace Corps, how it led to the creation of Kuli Kuli, and how the company is now hoping its effort will promote peace in Niger.
AgriFood Tech Startup Spotlight: FruitSpec
January 24, 2019
Many of us take for granted that we can enjoy fresh fruit year-round and probably have no clue just how much of a logistical feat
How Filament Science is Serving Cannabis’ Budding Microbial Sciences Sector
January 23, 2019
As the cannabis industry continues to expand, growers are looking for ways to increase crop yield and quality.
Food & Ag Was Noticeably Absent from CES, But the Leaders Know It’s Coming
January 17, 2019
“Last week I attended my first Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with 185,000 other tech seekers. My head continues to spin from the flying taxis and autonomous bread makers,” writes Vonnie Estes.
Food Tech Startup Spotlight: Better Juice is Cutting Out Sugar
January 15, 2019
Sugar has been a controversial subject in recent years, with many researchers and health experts suggesting that the sweet ingredient poses a bigger dietary threat than certain fats or cholesterol.
Q&A: Rabobank’s New Global Co-Head of Innovation and Head of TERRA on Working with Startups
January 14, 2019
Rabobank recently announced the expansion of its food and agriculture innovation team in North America with the appointment of Anne Greven as the global co-head of F&A Innovation. We caught up with her and head of TERRA Eline Boot to find out more about the platform.
What Do Women in AgriFood Tech Wish for in 2019?
January 2, 2019
Broadly they’re hoping for more collaboration, better tech solutions built with farmers, increased understanding of food’s role in climate change mitigation, more realism in funding, and greater diversity.
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