Feed sensor startup BinSentry raises $7.7m in Series A funding
September 16, 2020
The Canadian startup provides solar-powered, self-cleaning sensors that can keep track of livestock feed levels in real time.
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How to unleash agtech in the fight against climate change
September 11, 2020
Prime Impact Fund is entering the world of agtech with the goal of wringing out emissions that are unlikely to be addressed by today’s class of startups.
Agrifood investors head to the beach – but not for vacation
September 4, 2020
Two $100-million fund announcements and a spate of deals in August signal growth in sustainable seafood and aquaculture investment opportunities.
From Francis Ford Coppola to foodtech: FTW Ventures’ Brian Frank on latest fund
August 28, 2020
FTW Ventures has just unveiled a new $4 million fund, with food and ag biosciences and automation among the areas it’s targeting for investment.
“No alternative”: India embraces a meat-based future, and other 2030 food trends
August 27, 2020
India will be home to more than 1.4 billion people by 2030. Unlike consumers in Europe and the US, they’ll be looking to eat more meat – not less.
EXCLUSIVE: CSIRO, Woolworths unveil FutureFeed, a seaweed supplement that cuts cow methane by 80%
August 20, 2020
Emerging from stealth, GrainCorp-backed FutureFeed will build a value chain from the ground up to cultivate and commercialize its seaweed additive.
EIT Food CEO: Investors are “re-emerging slowly from their safe harbors”
August 19, 2020
EIT Food will inject $6.45 million into 13 agrifood startups to ride out the Covid-19 crisis – something CEO Andy Zynga calls “a vital lifeline” for its recipients.
WWF leads $1.5m investment in seaweed startup Ocean Rainforest
August 17, 2020
The Faroese company wants to make sea-bound macroalgae farming less labor intensive, and more able to withstand the elements.
Aquaponics startup Seed & Roe snags $15m, rebrands to Upward Farms
July 24, 2020
The funding will be used to construct its new headquarters farm in Brooklyn, which will enable the wholesaler to scale up its operations 20x.
Protenga nets $1.6m from UK, Singapore investors for novel approach to Black Soldier Fly farming
July 22, 2020
Dolly the Sheep creator Roslin Technologies is backing the Singapore-based startup and taking it to its new genetic research facility in Scotland.
AquaBounty’s GE salmon is coming to menus in the US Midwest – for real this time
July 20, 2020
AquaBounty has been swimming upstream against a wave of opposition since receiving FDA approval for its GE salmon in 2015. But it has finally caught a rising tide.
Farm-to-fork models, new retail drove $165m agrifoodtech funding in Indonesia last year
July 14, 2020
Infrastructure, crop cultivation, and logistics and distribution are set to be the leading areas for funding in the years ahead, says East Ventures partner Melisa Irene.
Should regenerative agriculture embrace gene editing? This startup says it must
June 29, 2020
Incorporating CRISPR and other biotech tools in the still-forming regenerative ag movement will undoubtedly cause some controversy.
Precision Protein: The key to a future-proof food system
June 18, 2020
Two prominent academics from UC Davis and Wageningen agree that there is no time — either for the health of people or the planet — to be imprecise with our approach to protein, a macronutrient that is so resource-intensive and consequential to the environment.
Farm Tech Market Map: Why it’s time to distinguish farm tech from the messy supply chain
June 9, 2020
Take a first look at Seana Day’s new Farm Tech Landscape 2020 here, and some insights into what to expect next.
Seafood in the time of Covid-19, according to farmers, chefs & distributors
June 8, 2020
In the US, roughly 70% of seafood consumption is at restaurants and only 30% at home. With restaurant business falling off a ledge, what are the pandemic-evoked ramifications for seafood businesses? To find out, our resident fish geek called a variety of players in the chain to find out.
Fly, my pretties! NextProtein closes $11.2m Series A to scale up insect production in Tunisia
May 27, 2020
NextProtein, a French-Tunisian startup working on new ways to produce insect-based animal feed and fertilizer, has raised €10.2 million ($11.2 million) in Series A funding,
Insects for animal feed startup Beta Hatch raises $3m Series A1
May 22, 2020
The funding will be used to construct what it describes as the largest mealworm facility for animal feed in North America.
Precision – the new era of protein
May 21, 2020
FoodShot Global explains the four pillars of its Precision Protein Innovation Map that will provide a roadmap for addressing the world’s protein needs. Applications and nominations are now open for this new FoodShot.
Sexy supply chain tech & other takeaways from F&A Next 2020
May 19, 2020
At F&A Next’s virtual agri-foodtech summit, participants illuminated how Covid-19 is making visible long-standing global food supply chain issues, and how tech innovation can accelerate modernization and disruption resilience.
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