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March 29, 2022
The chief marketing officer discusses the risks of CEA, the crops we’ll grow indoors in the future, and how indoor agtech will change.
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Why the ‘net water positive’ goal matters for major agribusiness corporates
March 23, 2022
A small but growing list of agrifood companies are pledging to go net water positive or making other commitments around water reduction.
Bezos Earth Fund pledges $17m to Colombia’s Future Seeds plant gene bank
March 17, 2022
CGIAR’s Alliance of Biodiversity International aims to “climate-proof” tropical food systems through its brand-new plant genebank.
Climate tech will become the next big VC thesis for Latin America
March 15, 2022
The region is still not among the top destinations for climate tech capital, despite its huge potential.
SupPlant raises $27m to bring irrigation tech to climate-embattled farmers
March 14, 2022
The Israeli company will further develop its smart irrigation tech API for smallholder farmers facing the impacts of climate change.
Q&A: Amplified Ag’s female leaders discuss the future of CEA & container farming
March 11, 2022
Jackie Jones and Rachel Downing are two of the major forces behind CEA company Amplified Ag and its mission to evolve container farming.
CIBO & Bushel partner to make carbon farming ‘economically viable’ for US growers
March 7, 2022
The CIBO Carbon Bridge program aims to mitigate risks farmers face when switching to carbon farming practices like no-till and cover cropping.
Asian firms top list of protein producers at risk of incubating next pandemic
February 16, 2022
Nearly two-thirds of the world’s largest meat, fish, and dairy suppliers present a “high risk” of spreading zoonotic disease from livestock to humans.
It’s time to hold agrifood corporates accountable for their climate commitments. This list may help
February 10, 2022
Check out AFN’s list of corporate climate commitments, net-zero pledges, and regen ag initiatives.
EOS Capital’s Euphrates Fund wants to give Namibia’s ag sector a climate-friendly upgrade
February 9, 2022
The woman-led fund has raised $5.7 million to help the country’s ag sector embrace technology, improve climate resilience, and empower women.
Brief: USDA commits $1bn to ‘climate-smart commodities’
February 8, 2022
The agency will fund pilot projects to produce commodities “using farming, ranching or forestry practices that reduce emissions or sequester carbon.”
Kula Bio closes $50m Series A to further develop its low emission biofertilizer
January 27, 2022
The Boston, US-based startup says its natural, microbial alternative to traditional nitrogen fertilizer is crop-agnostic, non-GMO, and cost-effective for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs.
Virtual auction site SwiftVee helps South Africa’s livestock farmers mitigate climate impacts
January 27, 2022
SwiftVee is helping farmers secure fairer prices for their animals amid both drought and increasing global meat prices.
In Kenya, Apollo Agriculture is building a pathway to commercial farming
January 24, 2022
The Kenyan agtech venture is helping small farmers shift toward sustainable commercial farming with access to seeds, finacing and markets.
Airly, WhatIf Foods & Moonshot aim to make climate-friendly snacks the main course for 2022
December 27, 2021
A growing number of startups are creating “climate-friendly” snacks that cut carbon and promote regenerative agriculture practices.
OKO Finance is delivering crop insurance to cushion Mali’s farmers from climate change
December 21, 2021
OKO Finance offers crop insurance to smallholder farmers in Mali – one of the few fintech companies focusing on the landlocked West African country.
Q&A: Aanika Biosciences on why GMOs drive sustainability and fight climate change
December 20, 2021
There is “no non-engineered way” to fight climate change at scale and in time, says chief science officer Ellen Jorgensen.
For those new to carbon markets, Land O’Lakes & Truterra offer a ‘farmer favorable’ access point
December 15, 2021
The carbon 2022 program aims to make both carbon markets and conservation practices more accessible and rewarding to a greater number of farmers in the US.
EXCLUSIVE: Optimum Agriculture backs The Yield Lab LatAm to fuel region’s agtech growth
November 25, 2021
They’ll work together on The Yield LatAm Opportunity Fund, a new vehicle which will invest in roughly 30 companies in the region over the next five years.
Investor Q&A: KCV’s Victor Ndiege urges rethink of agtech’s role in African climate resilience
November 9, 2021
The Kenyan fund’s CEO talks about its own hard-learned lessons in everything from promoting tech as a tool, to fighting climate change on the continent.
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