Funding in Novel Farming Systems—an AgFunder category spanning indoor farming, insect ag, aquaculture, and algae production—fell off a cliff last year.
The novel farming systems category has raised $826 million so far in 2023, according to preliminary data from AgFunder.
Novel farming systems present opportunities for India to bolster its food supply in the midst of climate change.
From insects to indoor greens, Australian startups demonstrate the potential for novel farming systems at home and abroad.
As demand for greater food security and traceability increases, so too will the size of the rounds for Novel Farming Systems in APAC.
Novel Farming Systems ventures raised a total of $911 million in funding during the first six months of the year, according to AgFunder data.
Novel farming systems are new methods of farming living ingredients for food and other applications, many of which are traditionally grown outdoors.
Industrial-scale insect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?
US regulators have warned startups in the emerging field of ‘molecular farming’ that expressing animal proteins such as casein in genetically engineered plants will require strict allergen management protocols. Â
Speakers at this year’s Indoor Ag-Con offered the indoor farming industry insights, predictions and some major reality checks about the future.
As many in the vertical farming industry struggle, tech companies, growers and academics weigh in on what must happen next in order to progress.
As rural producers in North-West Europe look to add controlled environment agriculture to their farms, there’s a compelling case for more greenhouses.
The deal with Nasdaq-listed SPAC Agrico Acquisition Corp is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.
Vertical farming is facing a period of depression and correction as big farms struggle to pay investors back while running complex and expensive operations. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, writes Henry Gordon-Smith.
Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.
‘Net zero by 2050’ has become the rallying cry for many agrifood businesses. Here are some of the ways they can make those aspirations into reality.
CRISPR is the best tool the EU has to achieve its ambitious agrifood sustainability goals. The bloc needs to keep that squarely in mind when regulating its use, write Rudi Ariaans and Ferdinand Los.
In the last of our series profiling the first-ever Food Bowl cohort, AFN speaks to four startups offering solutions to make farming more sustainable.
The world of Black Soldier Fly farming is diversifying. Here’s how.
The startup is now taking pre-orders for a bookshelf-sized at-home growing system producing leafy greens, herbs, and more.
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