Brief: Solinftec & Growmark collaborate on new farm robot for field management
They’re building a robotic system that can monitor crop health and feed data-informed insights back to farmers.
They’re building a robotic system that can monitor crop health and feed data-informed insights back to farmers.
Equip scored $58 million while Tindle parent company Next Gen Foods raised the largest Series A round to date for plant-based protein.
The country looks set to creep up the agtech investment rankings.
The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.
Monarch Tractor will scale its manufacturing capabilities; while Bayer and Microsoft said they’ll build “the go-forward infrastructure” for digital ag.
US on-demand delivery service DoorDash is set to acquire Finnish startup Wolt while, multiple companies around the world raised funds for their food-waste-fighting technologies.
The St Paul, Minnesota-based startup will continue to build out its technology that connects lenders and farmers, giving the latter improved access to working capital.
The Brazilian VC secured investment from Banco do Brasil, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, as it sees continued momentum around ag-related fintech.
Carbon credits generated by ag-related projects make up less than 1% of all issued credits, according to data from the University of Berkeley, California.
The US tech giant claims the scheme will restore 20,000 hectares of forest within three years and remove 10 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere by 2050.Â
Two of the past week’s biggest stories were AFN exclusives from the ag carbon market, both involving Microsoft.
It’s one of a handful of tech companies that are trying to digitalize the grain trading industry – much of which is still paper-based.
ReNature worked with a Brazilian farmer cooperative to generate the credits in partnership with Rabobank’s carbon marketplace, Acorn – with Microsoft the buyer.
It could file its prospectus – seeking to raise a reported $10 billion at a $60 billion valuation – as soon as next week.
The North Dakotan startup is on a mission to digitalize the grain supply chain and now plans to add fintech offerings to its app-based trading platform.
Agrisolus captures real-time data about a variety of metrics to optimize poultry production and prevent disease in the flock.
The Buenos Aires-based startup helps commodities buyers to find growers that use certain sustainability practices – while getting growers a better price for their efforts.
The Brazilian firm’s AgVentures II fund now exceeds $25 million, with animal nutrition company Adisseo and US miner Mosaic leading the latest raise.
The Buenos Aires-based accelerator has selected four startups for its latest program, which is adopting a virtual format amid Covid-19.
The San Francisco-based startup has partnered with the likes of Tridon – the VC arm of Brazilian agribusiness Grupo Jacto, which joined the Series B round – and Brazil telco Claro.
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