It “has blown away everyone’s expectations about how fast an agritech startup can grow in India,” hitting $150 million GMV within a year of launch, said investor Mark Kahn.
Agtech adoption in Africa is limited. But where new technologies are gaining traction, there is often a clear connection to climate impact.
Gousto, a UK meal kit company, is seizing the moment either way; it has tapped its investors for an additional £33 million ($41 million) in a funding round led by Perwyn, BGF, MMC Ventures and the influencer and fitness guru Joe Wicks.
More than seven billion people depend on farms for healthy and affordable food. By 2050, the global population will surpass nine billion and farmers will
Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita – a state-run marketplace linking farmers to consumers – is leveraging tech partnerships to go online for the first time during Covid-19.
The cover crop offers soil health benefits plus new cash flow through selling the crop for crushing to create oil and feed-grade meal.
Trade Me – New Zealand’s answer to eBay – is listing livestock and feed on its auction platform after being registered as an ‘essential service’ provider.
This latest investment comes as the e-grocer faces mounting demand for its delivery services from a locked-down India.
The South Korean e-grocer claims to have introduced the first end-to-end e-commerce cold chain in the country, and almost trebled its registered users last year.
The Japanese company was one of the top agrifood investors worldwide last year, and its Vision Fund has backed food and agriculture startups such as Plenty, Zume, and DoorDash.
Covid-19 is impacting much more than restaurants and grocery stores; farmworkers, logistics suppliers and more are struggling to keep up and it’s impacting the supply of fresh produce and staples. Here’s a look at the impact on pricing for a few food and ag products.
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The Bengaluru-based company is reported to have paid $20 million for the online milk-delivery specialist.
Consumers are demanding more digital offerings from restaurants, but new technologies are creating unexpected pain points for operators.
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The investment dovetails neatly with Meituan Dianping’s wider offerings, including doorstep meal delivery, groceries delivery, and restaurant reservations and recommendations.
The Livekindly Company — a collective of plant-based brands — lifted the lid this month on a $200-million founders’ funding round, a move designed to help its brands keep pace with an increasingly competitive peloton of global plant-based protein brands
This Canadian startup is hoping to address transportation in the livestock industry where welfare and stress are major concerns.
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