Tag: blockchain

Forbes | THRIVE Future of Food Summit

June 30, 2021

We are delighted to extend a complimentary invitation to the 2021 Forbes | THRIVE Future of Food Summit! Based in Silicon Valley, SVG Ventures |

Produce traceability startup Fusionware on being acquired & digitalizing the industry with blockchain

March 29, 2021

Recently acquired by an affiliate of Iowa’s C9 Capital, Utah-based Fusionware uses blockchain tech to track produce from seed to shelf.

Young pod of soybean plant in an agricultural field against the light. Soybean seeds in a pod on a growing plant. Soybean crops.

Argentine ag blockchain platform ucrop.it raises seed funding

February 17, 2021

The Buenos Aires-based startup helps commodities buyers to find growers that use certain sustainability practices – while getting growers a better price for their efforts.

Cargill open-sources Splinter, its ‘blockchain-like’ supply chain software

January 18, 2021

Cargill hopes Splinter can make supply chain collaboration the new industry norm – using blockchain’s best bits, while keeping competitive info under wraps.

Magda, Sao Paulo, Brazil - March 08, 2006: Three cowboys riding on horse is herding a group of Nelore cattle on a field in a cattle farm in Magda, county of Sao Paulo

Brazilian blockchain startup Ecotrace gets funding for traceability tech

January 15, 2021

The São Paulo startup began by applying its traceability tech to Brazilian beef, and has since expanded into tracking poultry and cotton through the supply chain.

Female worker using tablet for checking boxes while standing in food factory.

Blockchain in agrifood: A great opportunity… disguised as a trend?

January 13, 2021

Blockchain has much potential, but viewing it as a ‘trend’ could lead some agrifood businesses to make suboptimal decisions about its implementation.

Singapore offers $9m boost to blockchain projects, starting with farmer finance

December 8, 2020

Trade, logistics, and supply chain management are among the other areas to be targeted by the new government-backed initiative.

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

October 20, 2020

The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit takes place each year in London, San Francisco and São Paulo . With more than 41 countries represented in London

3 Singapore Food Bowl startups strengthening the supply chain after Covid-19

October 5, 2020

AFN meets 3 startups bringing more efficiency and sustainability to the agrifood supply chain, with blockchain, coconut husks, and cold storage in the mix.

Now that cannabis is essential, it’s time to roll out the tech

June 10, 2020

It’s time to put the stigmas to bed and the pipettes to work and give cannabis a chance to work its magic. It’s that essential, writes Kevin McKernan.

Digitizing global commodities trading will take “a lot of time.” Covantis is set to start in Brazil

April 27, 2020

The heavyweight list of project owners includes ADM, Bunge, Cargill, COFCO, Louis Dreyfus Company, and Glencore Agriculture.

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Cargill and Agrocorp complete groundbreaking $12m intercontinental wheat trade on blockchain

April 16, 2020

Hyperledger Fabric tech allowed the agribiz giants to settle a North America-Southeast Asia transaction that would normally take a month in just five hours.

DiMuto scores funding to take its traceability tech global

March 30, 2020

The Singaporean startup’s blockchain platform offers enhanced supply chain visibility to the fruit industry – and it has Latin America in its sights.

THRIVE Ag& Food Tech Innovation Summit 2020

March 25, 2020

The THRIVE Innovation Summit is held annually in Silicon Valley and each year attracts 250+ agribusiness leaders, investors, AgTech and FoodTech startups, and California and

Foodshed.io lands deal with Schnucks to bring the farmers’ market to the produce department

March 11, 2020

Local food is hot but there’s a disconnect between local producers and grocery retailers that Foodshed.io is hoping to solve.

GrainChain scores $5m more from Overstock.com’s blockchain-focused Medici Ventures

March 6, 2020

“GrainChain has quietly become one of the most successful blockchain-meets-agriculture platforms on the market,” said Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson.

EXCLUSIVE: Farmobile patents blockchain tech to protect and manage growers’ data

March 3, 2020

Farmers continue to show skepticism and distrust when it comes to providing data to third-parties but Farmobile hopes its new patented blockchain tool can foster more trust.

Agri Venture Sweden

November 27, 2019

We invite Swedish agri & agtech entrepreneurs, together with local and global industry experts, investors and business angels. Over two days you will network with

‘The lunacy of blockchain’ drove commodities veterans to launch new technology association

October 23, 2019

It’s too soon for blockchain, according to a new trade association that says the industry first needs to convert paper documents in envelopes to a unified digital system.