The Week in AgriFoodTech: BlueWhite, Protix & IGS raise funding, Eatable Adventures program investing in agrifood
January 25, 2024
Swiggy makes more cuts to its workforce, France contemplates a ban on cultivated meat.
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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Agrotoken closes Series A, John Deere & SpaceX team up, MaxAB merges with Wasoko
January 18, 2024
Plus: much ado (and fundraising) about ag robotics and many updates from Israel’s startup scene.
Reflecting on 10 Years of AgFunder
January 15, 2024
AgFunder partner Michael Dean on discovering the huge opportunity for new technology development and deployment across the food system.
Inside the One Acre Fund’s plans to safeguard Africa’s smallholder farmers facing climate disaster
January 10, 2024
A new One Acre Fund program will act as a “resilience shield” for the 97% of smallholder farmers in Africa lacking insurance.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Ag marketplace Vegrow lands $46m, Yara acquires fertilizer business, Chipotle invests in ag robotics
December 14, 2023
Plus: ProfilePrint raises Series B funding & Vow gets a regulatory nod for cultivated quail.
Strong partnerships ‘at the core’ of Africa’s agrifoodtech transformation, say AAII forum panelists
December 4, 2023
AAII participants said collaboration can positively impact everything from policy to infrastructure gaps to supply chain issues.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: AgroSpheres nets $25m, ex-Motif CEO joins MycoTechnology, Kitchen United shuts ghost kitchens
November 30, 2023
As COP28 kicks off, other agrifoodtech news includes fundraises for aquatech startups and new stats about agriculture emissions.
Why FMO & Endeavor are partnering again to help African agrifoodtech startups ‘become investment ready’
November 24, 2023
Empowering African agrifoodtech startups in terms of funding and business strategy remains at the core of the new program.
Letter on the way to the desert via MEASA
November 16, 2023
The Middle East, Africa and South Asia have many ties between them that create a huge market opportunity for agrifoodtech.
Can biofuel crops help lift poor farmers out of poverty?
November 14, 2023
Encouraging the adoption of biofuels such as castor could boost incomes for farmers in rural Africa, claims Casterra.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Beyond Meat does layoffs, Fibmold lands $10m for alt plastic, Athian & Elanco team up
November 2, 2023
Bioomix announced funding for its microbial ag solutions and Doritos is on a mission to silence its chips.
BiomEdit lands $4.5m Bill & Melinda Gates grant to reduce cattle emissions in South Asia and Africa
November 2, 2023
The two will develop microbiome-based solutions that reduce methane emissions for beef and dairy cattle and enhance feed efficiency.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Japan’s DAIZ lands $47m, Zordi emerges from stealth in US, FBN & ADM team up
October 19, 2023
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
Data snapshot: Farm management software adoption still low in Africa despite need for it
October 18, 2023
While VCs pumped just $3.2 million into farm management software for African agriculture, this is up from 2021.
Data snapshot: Macro-headwinds put Africa’s normally resilient supply chain startups to the test
October 11, 2023
After recording a 750% increase in funding between 2018 and 2022, last year Midstream startups in Africa recorded a 45% drop in funding.
Data snapshot: Investment capital shifts to growth stage startups in African agrifoodtech ecosystem
October 4, 2023
Growth stage startups attracted 28.1% of funding pumped into in Africa’s agrifoodtech ecosystem in 2022 vs 10.3% in 2018, according to AgFunder’s new Africa AgriFoodTech Investment Report, 2023.
Can Web3-enabled tokens drive more smallholders in Kenya to adopt regenerative ag practices?
October 2, 2023
Mercy Corps Ventures and Farm Star are testing the use of Web3-enabled rewards to drive adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Paine Schwartz launches $1.7bn agrifood fund, Cricket One unveils new plant, Infarm ‘declared bankrupt’
September 28, 2023
Tikehau Capital invested in a biologicals startup and agrifoodtech layoffs continued.
Data snapshot: the largest funding rounds of the decade for Africa agrifoodtech
September 27, 2023
Since 2013, investors have poured $1.76 billion into the continent’s agrifood startups, with growth climbing upward much of that time.
Technology can’t solve everything but more Africa agrifoodtech investment is critical as climate change impacts and food insecurity worsen
September 25, 2023
We’ve all felt the impacts of climate change this season but they’re especially pronounced in Africa; of the 20 nations ranked as most vulnerable to climate change, all but four are African. Meanwhile acute food insecurity has dramatically increased in the past year.
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