France’s HappyVore secured nearly $40 million to open a facility for plant-based meat while cereal giant Kellogg split into three independent companies.
The 7th Agritec Africa Conference was a three-day event showcasing agricultural technologies. Key sessions involved organic agriculture, soil health and its conservation, agri-mechanization and application of plasticulture.
The Lithuania-based startup is partnering with YesHealth Group to build and operate a network of farms across its home country and the wider Baltic region.
Seed funding will enable the US- and India-based company to further develop its milk alternative made with mammalian cell cultured technology.
“Countries are betting heavily on emerging solutions – which is another way of saying silver bullets.”
Norichukin Bank recently joined the first close of AgFunder’s $100m Fund IV as a limited partner to advance Japan’s agriculture, fisheries, and forestry industries.
Do you also feel like you’re drowning in new food products? It can’t be just me who’s starting to feel confused about where the world’s change-energy is directed, writes Johan Jorgensen.
Waste streams from agriculture and food production can become an additional source of value for Asian economies, thanks to advances in technology.
Agri-SMEs in Africa and Southeast Asia need $160 billion in funding to tackle climate change; but they’re getting just a third of that, a new report says.
Elsewhere, US ag robotics specialist FarmWise teased a new weeding implement along with its latest fundraise.
Farm payments should mirror social welfare schemes in having both the short-term needs, and the long-term interests, of users in mind.
It will use the capital injection to expand its geographic footprint, build out its supply chain capabilities, and introduce insurance products.
Multiple restaurant tech startups made headlines this week; while a massive, multinational carbon initiative got off the ground in Africa.
It also saw upstream agrifoodtech deal numbers surpass downstream deals for the first time, says Omnivore managing partner Mark Kahn.
Bjorn Shen has crafted a mezze platter that’s being served in school and workplace canteens across Singapore.
The Singapore-based trend-spotting platform for food will grow its partnerships in North America and launch a new tool to speed up CPG product development.
Alt-protein producers raised several early-stage rounds for meat and dairy alternatives, while two more countries approved the sale of GMO wheat.
In 2021, eGrocery dominated dealmaking yet again; but upstream startups vastly increased their share of funding.
The New Zealand startup just closed its pre-seed round.
Mashgin builds contactless self-checkout machines; while Absolute is vertically integrating the ag value chain. Elsewhere, Brightseed banked $68 million.
I’m drowning in new food! Can someone please restructure me out of this mess?