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November 16, 2023
The Middle East, Africa and South Asia have many ties between them that create a huge market opportunity for agrifoodtech.
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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.
Mercy Corps Ventures pilots the blockchain to get cash transfers to communities ahead of climate shock
September 25, 2023
Mercy Corps Ventures is testing blockchain to get cash transfers to pastoral communities in Africa ahead of climate shocks.
Data snapshot: Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt lead the way for agrifoodtech investment in Africa
September 21, 2023
Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt cumulatively raised 86% of all funding in 2022 for African agrifoodtech startups.
NEW REPORT: African agrifoodtech startups face headwinds as VC funding drops sharply from record-breaking 2022
September 14, 2023
African agrifoodtech investment declined 77% year on year in the first half of 2023 as global macroeconomic trends curtailed growth.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Toray’s $8bn foray into biomass tech, Paptic lands $25m, Israeli agrifoodtech heats up The Kitchen
September 7, 2023
Plus, new funds for climate tech and Africa smallholders, and an indoor farming startup goes public.
Meet the founders: MycoSure seeks to put South Africa on the alt protein map with biomass fermentation platform
September 1, 2023
Biomass fermentation startup MycoSure has accelerated its innovation process via a collaboration with leading South African R&D organization the CSIR.
Our oceans are in a state of emergency. Aqua-Spark’s CEO explains how startups can help restore their health
August 28, 2023
Lissy Smit explains how the Aqua-Spark portfolio is addressing some of the greatest challenges right now for ocean and marine life.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Bayer & Shell tackle rice farming emissions, Mosaic launches biologicals business
August 24, 2023
Plus, CPG product-testing startup Highlight raises $18 million and Jimi Biotech debuts cultivated deer antler.
Africa’s smallholder farmers need access to irrigation technologies before 4IR agtech solutions can take off
August 14, 2023
Africa’s smallholder farmers need drip irrigation and improved post-harvest storage, but investors are more interested in AI, CEA, blockchain and cultivated meat, says Prosper Chikomo.
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