Climate change is slowing growth in agricultural productivity, latest IPCC report finds
IPCC estimates that between 3.3–3.6 billion people live in regions highly vulnerable to climate change, threatening reliable access to food and water.
IPCC estimates that between 3.3–3.6 billion people live in regions highly vulnerable to climate change, threatening reliable access to food and water.
2023 will be a pivotal year for cultivated meat, as a handful of well-capitalized startups hit the market and early-stage players wait with bated breath to see if consumers are sufficiently enthused to motivate anxious investors to keep funding the nascent space, said investors at the Future Food Tech conference.
While global foodtech investment declined in 2022, foodtech investment in Spain increased 9.3%, says the founder of Madrid-based foodtech accelerator Eatable Adventures.
“Right now, a lot of plant-based products are no better than animal products, and in some cases they are actually worse,” claims the CEO at Climax Foods, a data-driven startup reverse engineering animal foods and rebuilding them with plants.
As news about Silicon Valley Bank rippled through the exhibition halls at Expo West on Friday, AFN walked the show floor to catch up with key players in foodtech, from Climax Foods, showcasing the next generation of plant-based cheese, to Eat Just, which is taking “critical steps towards profitability.”
Fresh from the recent acquisition of precision irrigation startup Tule, CropX explains how it balances M&A with internal development for agtech solutions.
Australia-based Loam Bio’s microbial seed inoculum could help farmers store more carbon in the ground and more easily enter carbon markets.
As many in the vertical farming industry struggle, tech companies, growers and academics weigh in on what must happen next in order to progress.
Stalling progress and slumping valuations might feel disappointing to many. Heck, these are challenging times. But this could be the best year yet to invest in agrifoodtech.
Mineral aims to provide foundational and actionable data and analytics for companies across food, agriculture, and technology and it solves for a key issue holding back digital agriculture advancements for years: lacking data.
The FlyFeed founder describes his journey from working at SaaS startups to building his own insect protein company to combat global hunger.
Meanwhile, it’s more bad news for food delivery, with a quick-commerce startup shutting down and a major service leaving Australia.
Trace Genomics has developed the first analytics engine that learns as it maps the living soil. Founded in 2015 to serve the farming community, Trace
The growAG platform connects startups, researchers, investors and other key players with opportunities in Australia’s agtech industry.
Local Bounti raises new funds for indoor farming while Bill Gates and others start a new venture to decarbonize rice production in Asia.
As the World Food Prize celebrates the work of 2022 laureate Dr. Rosenzweig and leaders from around the globe convene to discuss the challenges and opportunities of feeding a fragile world, the innovators, farmers and leaders in America’s Cultivation Corridor remain committed to fighting hunger and food insecurity at every link in the food chain.
There is zero differentiation or branding in the space; all the players are stuck in Motorola Land, going no further than saying “We are plant-based,” writes Adam Hanft.
As rural producers in North-West Europe look to add controlled environment agriculture to their farms, there’s a compelling case for more greenhouses.
A 20,000-acre pilot project for regeneratively grown wheat as well as several other initiatives are in place to help King Arthur reach its goal.
Connecting agtech startups with creative capital with benefits beyond financial gain is vital to the long-term success of the sector — and the planet.