Biogas venture EcoGen is giving Malawi’s rural farmers a climate-minded tech upgrade
It’s reintroducing small-scale biogas technology to Malawi’s farms in order to provide a more sustainable source of fuel and fertilizer.
It’s reintroducing small-scale biogas technology to Malawi’s farms in order to provide a more sustainable source of fuel and fertilizer.
The impact investor aims to prove the commercial “climate resilience” opportunity in African agtech ventures like Kenya’s SunCulture and Nigeria’s Tomato Jos.
The trio are using tech to help the world’s poorest farmers improve their yields and increase their incomes.
The Mumbai-based startup says it has handled rural business transactions worth over $385 million during the past year, financing more than 15% of them itself.
The soil carbon market is nascent but growing, and with it, a lot of complex questions, including how to ensure that farmers see the value.
Iowan corn growers are backing startups, entrepreneurs, and funds to help ensure their industry keeps ahead of the ag innovation curve.
Israel’s SupPlant and US-based ClimaCell have joined forces to make precision ag insights more accessible to low-income farmers in emerging markets.
The media conglomerate and agribusiness giant have joined S2G Ventures and Skyline Global Partners to fund the Iowa startup, which offers a data-backed warranty service for farmers.
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Cargill will begin paying US farmers for carbon drawdown and water quality improvements in a credit-like system starting this Spring.
The collaboration brings private-sector tech players into the mix to extend the scope of the NGO’s contract farming program for rice-growing smallholders.
Although many farmers are preparing for financial hardship due to Covid-19, it may cause some to see agtech in a new light.
The region’s smallholders are increasingly active users of mobile tech, according to a new study – but adoption of solutions developed specifically for them remains low.
Agriculture technology startups and established companies face many challenges in a tight marketplace for farmers and ag professionals.
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Seattle-based Barn2Door books a $3.4 million Series A, and plans to use it to continue building its tech linking farms with customers. Read on for more.
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Farmers direct marketed $8.7b in farm products during 2015 as consumers continue to seek out locally produced goods.
The future of row crop production is exciting and compelling, and as innovators and investors discuss the “possible,” an important question lingers: how – and how fast – will the farmers evolve their practices and business models to be successful as tomorrow’s farm leaders?
The digital marketplace is one of many new platforms designed to cut out the middlemen and promote greater transparency throughout the agricultural supply chain.
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