Financing for regenerative agriculture could unlock $4.5tn in new investment opportunities, according to a new report.
Investors in 2024 want to ensure solid returns, so startups must be as honest as possible about their capital allocation.
Bucking the overall global agrifoodtech investment trend, funding returned to pre-Covid levels.
Using Verqor’s market reach and Traive’s AI tech, the new product will speed up access to credit for smallholder farmers.
The Lithuania-based firm recently unveiled a €50 million fund backed by the European Investment Fund.
The CEO and co-founder of soil-carbon startup Agreena talks agrifinance, regenerative agriculture, and how to help small farmers.
The ADM regenerative ag program has signed up more than 2 million acres in the US and aims for for north of 4 million by 2025.
Deeper collaborations with Global South peers can herald a paradigm shift in Africa’s agricultural landscape.
Early commitments to the fund include The Rockefeller Foundation, Builders Vision, and the Schmidt Family Foundation.
As farm production costs increase, more farmers look to alternative financing options to pay for inputs, equipment and other needs.
ThriveAgric has a target to provide $500 million in credit to 10 million smallholder farmers by 2027 and $1 billion to 20 million by 2050.
Fresh off a $38 million fundraise, ProducePay chats about problems and solutions in the fresh produce supply chain.
The two groups aim to acquaint more growers with the benefits — environmental and financial — agroforestry can bring.
Three of the top five venture capital deals in Indiana in 2022 were from agtech companies – a first for the state.
“As we matured and scaled, people got increasingly nervous about what that could mean for their business.”
AAII participants said collaboration can positively impact everything from policy to infrastructure gaps to supply chain issues.
Verqor will become a direct financial lender to farmers and approve loan applications in “48 hours or less.”
Many farmers are open to agtech innovation, but current financing structures hold them back from adoption.
New funds will support the growth and expansion of Bushel’s ag software tools for grain traders, farmers and other agrifood business.
Climate finance for agrifood systems must increase seven-fold to transition industries into taking climate mitigation and adaptation actions.
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