The world’s biggest meat packer said that “preliminary investigation results confirm that no company, customer, or employee data was compromised.”
Its LeafSense tech is being used by growers to optimize the productivity of citrus orchards – and coffee and avocados could be next.
The Brazilian startup said it will use the funds to develop precision ag technologies “with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to climate change.”
Brazil’s JBS says the acquisition of Dutch brand Vivera “strengthens and boosts” its growing portfolio of alt-protein products.
Agrolend is aiming to offer better financing options for Brazilian farmers who have faced challenges like depreciation of the country’s currency.
Agrisolus captures real-time data about a variety of metrics to optimize poultry production and prevent disease in the flock.
It’s a big week for LatAm’s agrifoodtech fund, SP Ventures. The fund will close on around $50 million to $75 million, surpassing the $30 million goal it initially set.
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.
The Brazilian firm’s AgVentures II fund now exceeds $25 million, with animal nutrition company Adisseo and US miner Mosaic leading the latest raise.
The Boulder, Colorado firm believes it can give the nascent carbon credits industry a boost by using hyperspectral imaging to make soil monitoring more efficient.
The Buenos Aires-based accelerator has selected four startups for its latest program, which is adopting a virtual format amid Covid-19.
Traive helps ag supply chain companies provide farmers with working capital loans through its ‘B2B2C’ lending and risk assessment model.
The San Francisco-based startup has partnered with the likes of Tridon – the VC arm of Brazilian agribusiness Grupo Jacto, which joined the Series B round – and Brazil telco Claro.
An agriculture tech consultant shares his insights on how to make the most of the burgeoning market for agtech solutions in South America.
The Los Angeles-based startup has created a farm data API with the goal of helping agrifoodtech developers reduce data siloing and boost innovation.
Thought For Food (TFF) and Food Lab Accelerator at Google (FLAG) have unveiled a Brazilian banana peel-inspired winner of this year’s TFF x FLAG Circular Economy of Food Prize.
“We chose Unbox Capital over other funds because of their huge knowledge of digital transformation and disruption, which they can share with us,” said Rodrigo lafelices dos Santos, Solinftec’s CEO.
The PMA Science and Technology team visited Brazil last month for Fresh Connections: Brazil with 900 participants from the fruit and vegetable industry. They also convened a Science and Technology Dinner, conducted member visits and visited the AgTech Garage in Piracicaba. Here’s 5 things Vonnie Estes heard.
Agrosmart’s CEO says there were many funding options available but finding the right investors was the biggest challenge.
Solinftec could be the operating system for the autonomous farm and they’ve just hired a new CEO to rapidly drive the startup’s global expansion, writes AgFunder founding partner Rob Leclerc.
Biological innovation is key to the economic & environmental sustainability of CEA