New frontiers in biotechnology and fermentation are being deployed to reduce the environmental impact of our animal-based food system. But do developments in cellular agriculture take ethics into account?
Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division says despite initial committment, JBS does not show it “has a plan” to achieve net zero by 2040.
Stalling progress and slumping valuations might feel disappointing to many. Heck, these are challenging times. But this could be the best year yet to invest in agrifoodtech.
New accounting standards that take sustainability and climate impacts into account as well as financial metrics will create a new playing field for companies, according to Emmanuel Faber, former CEO of Danone and partner at Astanor Ventures.
Vertical farm failure, a SPAC from the father of agtech, GM controversy, indoor farmed wheat, and funding for one of regenerative agriculture’s leaders were the top 5 articles reported on by AFN’s team of reporters in 2022.
News roundups from 2022 shed light on the rise and fall of eGrocery, the downturn’s impact on agrifoodtech and what to watch for 2023.
What would it look like if we completely re-designed the food system, product-by-product? In this week’s episode, we speak with Julia Collins, Founder + CEO of Planet FWD, a carbon management platform for consumer companies to bring climate-friendly products to market.
Regenerative agriculture might be the buzzword of the moment but it’s nothing new. As Hollywood actress, regenerative activist, and Kiss the Ground board member tells us in this week’s podcast episode, indigenous populations have been using regenerative practices for millennia.
With all eyes on gas prices globally, here are some predictions for the winter ahead in the Northern Hemisphere.
Israel’s overall culture shows how the country has built its agrifoodtech with collaboration, support and a sense of belonging you may not find elsewhere.
In episode two of New Food Order, Danielle and I speak with the inspiring Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever from 2009 to 2019 and author of “Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive By Giving More Than They Take.”
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will reduce our country’s carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030 while minimizing price shocks caused by volatile fuel prices. The bill is complex; this article summarizes the highlights applicable to the agriculture and forestry industries.
The partnership claims to already support close to five million people’s water supplies in Ethiopia and Kenya.
The tech-enabled parks are a joint project between India, Israel, the UAE, and the US.
Startups can apply until July 1 for the chance of winning the $1M top prize that Grow-NY will award in November.
Climate investors may want to take a closer look at emerging opportunities in vertical farming. Or insect farms. Or pea milk. Or vegan leather. In fact, there’s a long list of agrifood technologies that are climate-positive investments, according to new research from AgFunder and Invest-NL.
This is McCain’s second “Farm of the Future,” after noticing promising results from its first in Canada, which saw a 16% decline in use of synthetic fertilizer.
Climate-impactful categories were left behind in agrifoodtech investment in Europe in 2021 with over 40% of the total going to the eGrocery category, reveals a new report from AgFunder, F&A Next and Invest-NL.
IFG and other fruit breeders are racing against time to create new, climate-resilient varieties, the company’s CEO tells AFN.
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.
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