Front-of-house restaurant software startup Zenchef cooks up new financing and Land O’Lakes’ Truterra arm lands a grant from the USDA.
The Australian company offers consumer and industrial versions of its compostable wrap that can replace petroleum-based plastic versions.
The Australian startup has developed an AI-powered platform that can identify, pick, and pack different types of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Source Global bagged a late-stage round for its drinking water tech and alt-protein startup Paleo unveiled some pre-historic meat analogues.
Canadian indoor farming company Fieldless Farms raised Series A funding and MycoWorks debuted hats made from mushroom roots.
It’s scouting the globe for tech startups and solutions that can take the country’s world-leading grains industry to new heights.
It recently announced the close of a $17.7 million funding round.
A recent roundtable involving several of the country’s ag thought leaders – now published as a white paper – explored how the country’s farming sector can help us get to net zero.
The corporates were attracted by Vence’s regenerative ag and sustainability credentials, according to CEO Frank Wootten.
It’s developing a range of services for the agrifood industries based around handheld spectrometers and AI.
Australia’s Jupiter Ionics says it has found a way to produce ammonia – a key fertilizer ingredient – on-demand, using only air, water, and renewable electricity.
An ADM spokesperson told AFN that it was “the first major food and ag company to have been invited to invest in FBN.”
Cutting-edge Australian plant biosecurity research has delivered a revolutionary non-toxic and long-acting alternative for controlling stored-grain insect pests.
The Melbourne-based startup has combined an easy-to-use handheld scanner with machine learning analytics to make non-destructive fruit testing and future quality predictions as easy as picking up cheap mangoes in summer.
The Australian startup inoculates crops with symbiotic microbial fungi that boost plants’ natural ability to sequester carbon in the soil they grow in.
The country will double-down on agtech innovations in areas such as soil carbon sequestration and livestock feed to achieve the target.
SHO safflower produced Down Under is “a quantum leap ahead for farming [that] benefits growers, industry, and consumers,” said GO Resources’ David Hudson.
GROW2Asia will help the eight Australian companies validate their market fit and co-develop an internationalization roadmap to establish their presence in Asia.
“You will probably see more strategic partnerships and acquisitions from Semios,” Michael Gilbert tells AFN.
Protein has become a bit of a battleground in Australia of late; but the economics suggest there’s plenty of room for all players – traditional and alternative.
I’m drowning in new food! Can someone please restructure me out of this mess?