By partnering with Lavoro, David Friedberg’s company hopes to drive more agtech adoption by leveraging the ag retailer’s influence on farmers.
The Solix Sprayer can help farms reduce their chemical inputs and deliver a lower carbon footprint and environmental impact.
Puna Bio will launch its seed treatment that leverages the power of extremophiles — bacteria that can make plants more resilient to extreme conditions.
Plus: alt-cheesemakers raise new funds, delivery ‘bots head to college campuses, and IKEA strikes a deal with indoor ag startup Infarm.
The digital ag marketplace aims to bring fairer prices to restaurants and retailers and more profit to small and medium farmers.
General Mills invested $3 million more into regen ag, Lunchbox acquired another restaurant ordering platform, and Cox delved deeper into indoor farming.
Radar Agtech Brasil extensively maps startups operating in the Brazilian agrifoodtech value chain to support decision-making across the ecosystem.
Brazil- and US-based Solinftec will expand availability of its precision ag farm management platform to additional growers in North and South America.
When it comes to crops, biologicals are all the rage as a means to reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint – and increasingly as a solution to supply chain disruption. Decoy says livestock will be next.
They’re building a robotic system that can monitor crop health and feed data-informed insights back to farmers.
The region is still not among the top destinations for climate tech capital, despite its huge potential.
NFTs and other “web 3.0” tools are how the Brazilian startup plans to digitalize carbon credits and preserve the Amazon rainforest.
The country looks set to creep up the agtech investment rankings.
TerraMagna is one of several startups in Brazil looking to improve farmers’ liquidity.
Agrolend will use the funds to increase its credit portfolio, enabling more options for farmers using its fintech platform.
The world’s largest meat processor plans to acquire a majority stake in Spanish cultivated meat company BioTech Foods.
The St Paul, Minnesota-based startup will continue to build out its technology that connects lenders and farmers, giving the latter improved access to working capital.
Brazil will incentivize adoption of regenerative farming methods, methane-busting cattle feed supplements, and reforestation in an effort to hit the new target.
The Brazilian VC secured investment from Banco do Brasil, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, as it sees continued momentum around ag-related fintech.
The Dutch company claims that a quarter-teaspoon of Bovaer administered per cow, per day can reduce enteric methane emissions by up to 90%.
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