Why AgFunder invested in Jüsto
February 11, 2021
The Mexican e-grocer announced its $65m Series A led by General Atlantic this week, the biggest Series A round in Latin America for a decade.
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Gates can create world’s biggest agrifoodtech testbed, but needs to win over farmers first
February 11, 2021
Research released last month indicates that Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda own the largest share of farmland in the US.
Agtech CVC: Cargill on the agrifood industry’s reluctant digital shift
February 11, 2021
The essential aspect of food makes the agrifood industry less volatile – and less nimble – than other industries. Cargill’s SriRaj Kantamneni talks with AFN about investing for the industry’s digital future.
Covid-19 is a wake-up call to strengthen our food supply chain amid shifting geopolitics
February 10, 2021
Cyberattacks, disinformation, and buyouts are weapons in the warchest for sovereign states that want to close the competitive gap with a rival country’s ag sector.
A new White House signals new opportunities for agtech startups. Are we up for the challenge?
February 9, 2021
Editor’s note: Ponsi Trivisvavet is CEO at Inari, a seed genetics startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The views expressed in this guest article are the
President Biden & the future of regenerative agriculture in the US
February 5, 2021
For regenerative agriculture to go mainstream in the US, government handouts and financial incentives aren’t enough, Steve Groff writes.
50 years young: Japfa’s CEO on how the agrifood giant is putting trust in tech for its golden anniversary
February 4, 2021
Japfa aims for “viable solutions that improve the production of quality proteins and, ultimately, the nutrition of millions of people,” says Tan Yong Nang.
How Australian agriculture can continue to succeed in 2021
February 3, 2021
Australian agriculture proved remarkably resilient in a 2020 which brought bushfires, drought, and a global pandemic. Tech can help it to continue thriving in the years ahead.
7 questions with Kate Campbell, Organic Valley’s new data science chief
January 28, 2021
After 17 years with Organic Valley, Kate Campbell is moving into an executive leadership position to milk the most out of the dairy co-op’s data.
Agtech CVC: Leaps by Bayer on adopting an impact lens for corporate venturing
January 26, 2021
The agrifood industry wondered how Bayer would approach venture investing after its acquisition of Monsanto. Derek Norman talks with AFN about the company’s turn to impact investing.
Why we invested in Purissima
January 20, 2021
Purissima intends to fundamentally change the production and consumption of bioactive ingredients that can help us to live longer, healthier lives.
Blockchain in agrifood: A great opportunity… disguised as a trend?
January 13, 2021
Blockchain has much potential, but viewing it as a ‘trend’ could lead some agrifood businesses to make suboptimal decisions about its implementation.
Agtech CVC: Syngenta Ventures on ChemChina, business model innovation & ‘agri-fintech’
January 12, 2021
Syngenta Ventures was one of the earliest corporate VC initiatives dedicated to agriculture. Shubang Shankar talks with AFN about the group’s priorities and opportunities.
Behind the greens: Why greenhouse lettuce is not competitive yet
January 11, 2021
Economic and retail data may help to explain why hydroponic lettuce has some way to go before it can compete on price with conventionally grown plants.
Biological innovation is key to the economic & environmental sustainability of CEA
January 6, 2021
New research from biotech startup BYAS suggests that a microalgae extract could improve the commercial viability of indoor & vertical farms.
Startup Spotlight: YPC targets office & care home canteens with kitchen robotics
January 5, 2021
The Montreal-based startup says it has designed its robots to ‘collaborate’ with human employees, rather than replace them completely.
Our experience launching an agtech fund in the midst of a global pandemic
December 29, 2020
As Fulcrum Global Capital activated its investment theses about ag’s future, the very foundations of the ag industry began shifting in response to Covid-19.
AFN’s top 20 guest articles in 2020
December 28, 2020
AFN regularly runs analysis, opinion, and expert commentary from guest authors. Here are the 20 most-read guest pieces we published this year.
AFN’s last minute holiday gift ideas (of course they’re about food!)
December 24, 2020
If you’ve been so head-down focused on just getting to the end of 2020 that you forgot all about holiday gift planning, AFN has you covered with last-minute ideas that you can send and they can eat.
5 trends that shaped agrifoodtech in 2020
December 24, 2020
A year like no other… But while Covid-19 has been catastrophic for the agrifood sector in many regards, it has also put agrifoodtech into the limelight like never before.
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