The Production Board invests in Brazil’s largest ag retailer in SPAC deal to promote agtech adoption
By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
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.
Ag corporates in Latin America are sitting in the passenger seat instead of behind the wheel when it comes to agtech innovation and investment, writes Emma Cosgrove.
Over the past few decades, Brazil has gone from a net importer of food to an agriculture powerhouse, providing a great backdrop for the development of an agtech startup ecosystem, writes Francisco Jardim from SP Ventures.
eGrocery and Cloud Retail Infrastructure continue to lead Latin America agrifoodtech investment, despite the global macro-trends elsewhere.
Bio-agriculture integrates conventional and natural farming, reducing farmers’ and consumers’ health imbalance and risks.
Agribusiness marketplaces & fintech and eGrocery were the top investment categories for Latin America agrifoodtech in 2022.
Fazla lands $6 million to stop food waste, Quorn invests in alt deli meat startup Prime Roots.
The Latin American agtech startup ecosystem may have been slow to emerge compared to other regions in the world but in recent years, increasing numbers of startups from the region have hit the market regionally and overseas. How is that translating into adoption?
The Yield Lab Latam is targeting a $50m final close by the end of the year.
Arado’s digital agribusiness marketplace connecting farmers directly with retailers and restaurants grew 30x in 2022.
Through innovation, six major trends, from agrifintech to farm management software, are repositioning the sector and unlocking its game-changing potential.
Meanwhile, it’s more bad news for food delivery, with a quick-commerce startup shutting down and a major service leaving Australia.
Soil biotech, food waste, and sustainable beverages were among the winning concepts Latin American agrifoodtech startups pitched to an audience last month.
Carbon-neutral milk company Neutral Milk closed a Series A round and a few different cultivated meat startups reached new milestones.
Also: Israeli foodtech startup Phytolon landed $14.5 million, and two food delivery firms were raided by EU authorities over antitrust concerns.
General Mills invested $3 million more into regen ag, Lunchbox acquired another restaurant ordering platform, and Cox delved deeper into indoor farming.
Multiple restaurant tech startups made headlines this week; while a massive, multinational carbon initiative got off the ground in Africa.
“Instant delivery” e-grocer Zepto got closer to unicorn status with its Series D round, while VitroLabs raised funds for its cell-cultured animal leather.
When it comes to crops, biologicals are all the rage as a means to reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint – and increasingly as a solution to supply chain disruption. Decoy says livestock will be next.
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