Recent academic work has found that oyster farming can remove nitrogen, phosphate and sediment from the water column making it more than just a profitable business with growing global demand, writes Chip Terry.
America’s biggest milk producer has just filed for bankruptcy — a newsflash that’s been a bit like hearing thunder after seeing lightning: stunning, but predictable.
Hume met with AFN to discuss how Shiru is leveraging technologies used in therapeutics to make alternative proteins for the food sector.
“I’m very optimistic and excited about what the world will look like in 2050 but I think it is helpful though to think about where we’ve come from in order to think about where we’re going.”
Sistema_VC recently hosted a conference on agtech and here Dmitry Filatov shares the key industry trends that emerged on the day including tailored food, AI-assistants for farmers, data-driven supply decisions, and more.
Institutional investors are increasingly looking to invest in important sectors that matter and food and agriculture is one of them, according to Kevin Schwartz.
We caught up with Lee ahead of the Rethink Agrifood Innovation Week in Singapore later this month to find about how Singapore is positioning itself as an agri-foodtech hub in Asia and globally.
As vertical farming moves into its next phase where operating expenses are dropping, Boaz Toledano writes that it will be able to compete with the industry organic industry.
People often ask us if agtech will have a Facebook or Google and we’ve told them to look to marketplaces in emerging markets. It’s also important to us at AgFunder that startups have a clear mission and there’s no more noble mission than uplifting the fortunes of the world’s largest workforce.
Ann Venemean tells AFN her thoughts on where agri-foodtech can improve, plant-based protein, and one of the biggest takeaways from her career to date.
The San Francisco-based food waste startup is tackling the global issue from different angles through what it describes as its early-investment platform.
How does getting your company a ‘B corporation’ certification help? Large corporates like Danone North America and Bigelow Tea are already in on this.
Benedikt Bosel is regenerating his family’s farm in East Germany and inspiring other farmers in the region to do the same.
As tit-for-tat tariffs fly left, right, and centre, this fund aims to bring the US and China together, by rewarding startup smarts with funds.
Recent comments from the Sec’y of Agriculture have rallied small farmers across the country who aren’t going out without a fight. But does the tech industry feel the same?
We speak to two up and coming startups in the GROW accelerator’s latest cohort, as they tackle contemporary problems with age-old solutions.
1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted, yearly, and it costs the global community $1 trillion dollars in losses. What’s the world doing to stop this?
“When pigs fly,” muttered some alt-protein naysayers. Well, they may have to eat their words after Omnipork’s CEO tells us the company’s heading to China.
#WorldFoodDay calls for action to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. We find out what chefs and suppliers are doing.
Prodded by rising public concerns about climate change, the UK government wants its agricultural sector to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. This is a bold target and there isn’t enough heft in the right places, British investors have warned AFN.
How Indian agritech can help address climate risks