Singapore launches $45m agritech fund to boost urban food production
The Singapore government unveiled the fund, aimed at encouraging local agtech adoption, as part of its 2021 national budget and 10-year sustainability plan.
The Singapore government unveiled the fund, aimed at encouraging local agtech adoption, as part of its 2021 national budget and 10-year sustainability plan.
Sea Forest will use the funds to start supplying commercial quantities of seaweed that Australian science agency CSIRO has shown to reduce cattle methane emissions by as much as 80%.
Japfa aims for “viable solutions that improve the production of quality proteins and, ultimately, the nutrition of millions of people,” says Tan Yong Nang.
Vinh Hoan’s new Vinh Technology division will “access strategic opportunities in agritech, foodtech, and biotech” as well as alt-protein, it said.
The Jordanian startup provides fish, plant, and disease libraries and a platform for managing aquaponic systems, which it sees as key for food resilience in the region.
London insect farming startup Entocycle will lead the project, which will aim to build a facility that rears black soldier flies by the millions.
Shiok Meats is the first ‘lab-grown seafood’ venture in the aquaculture-focused VC’s portfolio, Aqua-Spark co-founder Amy Novogratz told AFN.
The Dutch-Danish startup thinks that toxicity and growing pathogen resistance to chemical aqua-pesticides means that now’s the time to shine for biological alternatives.
Two $100-million fund announcements and a spate of deals in August signal growth in sustainable seafood and aquaculture investment opportunities.
The Faroese company wants to make sea-bound macroalgae farming less labor intensive, and more able to withstand the elements.
AquaBounty has been swimming upstream against a wave of opposition since receiving FDA approval for its GE salmon in 2015. But it has finally caught a rising tide.
In the US, roughly 70% of seafood consumption is at restaurants and only 30% at home. With restaurant business falling off a ledge, what are the pandemic-evoked ramifications for seafood businesses? To find out, our resident fish geek called a variety of players in the chain to find out.
Hatch is inviting startups to apply for the fourth cohort of its aquaculture-focused program, which has accelerated the likes of Finless Foods and Jala.
The women-led startup is tackling wastewater in aquaculture while selling a valuable silica extract with applications in multiple industries.
Canada’s NovoBind, which is developing a precision biologics platform to protect livestock against pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and parasites, has closed a Series A round of funding.
How do you farm in the ocean? It turns out there are lots of ways, as Scott Nichols explains.
The animal nutrition and aquafeed company has added alternative protein to its list of categories this year alongside sustainable farming, welfare, and digital tools.
The French feed ingredient developer uses a proprietary encapsulation technology to make fish feed more efficient once its consumed.
As global aquaculture grows in scale and intensity, and governments wise up to the need to regulate it more closely, there’s plenty of call for technology that can foster supply chain transparency while boosting yields, improving welfare, and cranking down on costs. Step in Wittaya Aqua.
A UN FAO report also showed that global aquaculture production is catching up with catch-based production systems.
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