Indian supply chain sensor startup AgNext raises $2m pre-Series A round
January 22, 2019
Kalaari Capital provided the funding, joining existing investor Omnivore.
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Tyson Partners with EDF to Reduce GHG Emissions on 2M Acres Using Ag Data Platforms FBN, MyFarms
January 17, 2019
Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest meat companies, and non-profit Environmental Defense Fund have formed a new partnership this week to develop and deploy a set of initiatives that will help Tyson achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the company and its supply chains by 30% in 2030.
Zymergen Raises $400m Series C in Largest Ever Upstream AgriFood Tech Deal in US
December 13, 2018
Zymergen is not wholly focused on agriculture but it’s a significant part of its business and drove early demand for its molecular products that aim to replace petroleum-based products and other environmentally-damaging ingredients with a biological alternative.
Ag Biotech Startups: Hi Fidelity Genetics & PlantResponse Raise Venture Funding Totaling $15.4m
December 13, 2018
This week, two startups using different biotechnological approaches to improve the efficiency of row crop farming, raised venture capital funding totaling $15.4 million.
Agritech Startup Spotlight: Wefarm’s 1m+ African Farmer Information Network Extends to Ag Marketplace
December 11, 2018
Wefarm is a mobile phone-based farmer network and collective for smallholders farmers in Africa that’s recently launched an online marketplace for ag products.
World Soil Day: Startups aiming to improve the condition of agricultural soils
December 5, 2018
A growing number of stakeholders in the agricultural world have started asking more questions about whether conventional farming practices are causing irreparable harm to our soil ecosystem and whether there are any practices or technologies we can implement to reverse the damage.
A List of Dairy Tech Startups and the Barriers to Adoption
December 4, 2018
There is a growing number of dairy tech startups on the market but there are challenges impacting dairy farmers’ ability and desire to adopt these innovative tools.
How Jain USA Has Quietly Built a High-Tech Irrigation Platform Through Acquisitions
November 29, 2018
I caught up with Aric Olsen, president of Jain USA, are his most recent acquisition of ETWater, a weather data analytics and sprinkler control company using machine learning to measure the evapotranspiration rate of grass.
AgriFood Tech Startup Spotlight: Brazil’s Verde Marketplace for Sustainably-Grown Crops
November 28, 2018
Verde AgriTech, a fertilizer business operating in Brazil, recently launched a new business unit called Verde Marketplace, which it hopes will become the first B2B platform for farmers to offer sustainably-produced food on a large scale to interested corporate buyers.
Turkish Fintech for Farmers Raises $1.3m Seed Round, Targets 2019 Expansion
November 20, 2018
Tarfin, the Turkish digital platform that enables farmers to access agriculture inputs through instant financing solutions, recently completed a $1.3 million seed round. Collective Spark
Sprout Accelerator is Looking for Startups Reimagining the Food System & Avoiding the Hype
November 14, 2018
“I think the whole business model of just make more, sell more is broken; that’s not going to be a sustainable business model,” says Karin Schofield at Sprout Accelerator.
Why Wharton Impact Investing Partners is Interested in AgriFood Tech
November 12, 2018
Curious about the role of AgriFood tech startups in impact investing? Read on as Devika Balachandran, an associate on Wharton Impact Investing Partners’ Food &
HarvestPort Raises Bridge Funding from Penny Newman, Launches N-Reducing Soil Amendment
November 8, 2018
The round coincides with a new partnership with Penny Newman to launch a new soil amendment product onto the market that has the potential to reduce nitrogen application by 30% over 3 growing seasons.
Taranis Lands $20m Series B to Expand Imagery Analytics Platform for Farmers
November 6, 2018
Israeli imagery analytics for ag platform Taranis has closed a $20 million Series B round of funding led by Viola Ventures, an Israeli venture firm making its first investment into agtech.
Ignitia Raises $1.1m Series A to Expand Tropical Weather Forecasting Service to Smallscale Farmers in Nigeria
October 30, 2018
Regardless of where a farmer is located, knowing what Mother Nature may have in store is a key aspect of planning day-to-day management as well as long-term decisionmaking.
Why Has Edible Magazine Editor Brian Halweil Become a Venture Capital Investor?
October 25, 2018
Brian Halweil was recently named portfolio manager at Almanac Investments, a relatively new $30 million agrifood tech venture capital fund. Almanac was founded by David
Norway AgriTech: Punching Above its Weight
October 24, 2018
During this year’s World Agritech Innovation Summit in London, five out of the 13 startups showcased were Norwegian. Why does this small mountain nation have so many technology ideas?
SafeTraces Raises Further $10m for Series A from Bunge, S2G for Food Safety and Traceability Tech
October 18, 2018
Since raising the first round of Series A funding, SafeTraces gained particular traction in tracing tropical oils to determine the sustainability of the sourcing practices, and also tracing ammonium nitrate fertilizers that can be used in explosives.
SOS! The Food System Needs a New Soil Operating System
October 17, 2018
Clearly, our food system needs to change, radically and quickly, and we have to start at its foundation: the soil, writes Victor Friedberg.
Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
October 15, 2018
Gabe Brown is a renowned figure in Regenerative Agriculture circle, and this week released his first book – Dirt to Soil, One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture.
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