Meet the founder: Agrela’s Nadia Shakoor on how to restore biodiversity to US highways
December 11, 2023
Agrela makes a monitoring platform that to monitor soil, moisture and other elements of cropland and other environments.
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Data snapshot: Meet the startups tackling conservation and deforestation in Latin America
July 12, 2023
Conservation tech is a small-but-vital slice of agrifoodtech investment in Latin America to fight climate change and boost planetary health.
Corporate action could return natural capital to ‘safe’ levels and still deliver ROI, says McKinsey
January 17, 2023
Agrifood corporates in particular could play a major role in restoring the world’s stock of natural resources — otherwise known as natural capital.
By the numbers: the state of the world’s soil in 2022
December 8, 2022
From widespread soil degradation in Africa to Iowa’s quickly disappearing “black gold,” the numbers show how urgent the world’s soil situation is.
Meat & dairy producers ‘undermining targets’ of Cop15 biodiversity deal, says FAIRR report
December 6, 2022
The meat and dairy sector “performs very poorly on three biodiversity metrics” that are key to the Paris Agreement for Nature.
A mini guide to agroforestry: what is it & how can it improve ag and fight climate change?
November 9, 2022
Agroforestry grows increasingly critical for fighting climate change, restoring biodiversity and boosting incomes and economies for rural communities.
Meet the Founder: Solis Agrosciences’ Mary Fernandes on agbiotech, immigration and female entrepreneurship
October 14, 2022
Solis Agrosciences’ CEO discusses the future of biotech, role of farmers, and how her experience as a woman and an immigrant has informed her work.
How Deep Science Ventures aims to build resiliency in tropical agriculture, starting with Costa Rica
October 12, 2022
A new tropical agriculture program focuses on technologies and processes that restore and regenerate soils and species rather than solely extract from them.
FAIRR tackles ‘Big Meat’s’ big poop problem with manure management and pollution investor engagement
September 22, 2022
Investors will work with the top pork and poultry producers on how to mitigate risks to human and planetary health from poor manure management.
12 startups from Europe solving some of the most pertinent issues in food & agtech
May 12, 2022
The F&A Next 2022 conference highlights 12 startups solving issues ranging from food wastage to providing alternative protein sources. Here are six.
Crop scientists must seize upon every new technology to future-proof food systems
April 4, 2022
Crop scientists at facilities like the new Future Seeds gene bank are making use of genomic sequencing, AI, and ML to enhance our pool of agricultural resources, Joe Tohme writes.
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