More agrifood corporates committing to water stewardship targets
March 22, 2024
Agribusiness worldwide accounts for 70% of the world’s water usage in addition to contributing enormously to pollution.
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Meet the founder: NitroVolt cofounder talks sustainability and farmer self sufficiency through green ammonia
March 8, 2024
Fresh off a fundraise, Denmark-based NitroVolt CEO and cofounder discusses the path from PhD student to CEO of a climate tech startup.
BREAKING: Gro Intelligence lays off 60% of staff, secures some 11th hour funding
March 1, 2024
According to one industry source, Gro received “some money with a lot of conditions.”
Heat, salinity, drought… SaliCrop tackles abiotic stress trifecta with seed enhancement tech
February 29, 2024
Extensive field trials in Spain with leading commercial tomato varieties grown in open fields have delivered 10-17% increases in yield, claims SaliCrop.
300,000 tons of grain and counting: Nigeria’s ThriveAgric aims for year-round food production for Africa’s smallholders
February 27, 2024
ThriveAgric has a target to provide $500 million in credit to 10 million smallholder farmers by 2027 and $1 billion to 20 million by 2050.
Varaha raises $8.7m to help smallholders in Asia & Africa transition to climate-friendly farming methods
February 21, 2024
The Varaha platform measures and quantifies carbon sequestration for regenerative agriculture, afforestation and biochar projects.
The 2024 list of agrifood corporates making regenerative agriculture commitments
February 20, 2024
A non-exhaustive look at agrifood corporates’ goals and ambitions for bringing better farming practices to their supply chains.
African Agriculture talks alfalfa farming and boosting food security in the continent’s Sahel region
February 5, 2024
African Agriculture aims to transform the Sahel’s beef and dairy industries through the production of animal feed.
Overhauling the global food system would bring ‘multi-trillion benefits’ to the planet, says new study
January 30, 2024
Overhauling the global food system could end undernutrition by 2050 and provide sufficient income to millions, says nonprofit.
Inside the One Acre Fund’s plans to safeguard Africa’s smallholder farmers facing climate disaster
January 10, 2024
A new One Acre Fund program will act as a “resilience shield” for the 97% of smallholder farmers in Africa lacking insurance.
The top 20 agtech deals of 2023
December 28, 2023
Biowaste to biofuel. Ag Robotics. Cow collars. Here’s a sneak peek at the top 20 agtech rounds, based on preliminary data from AgFunder.
Celebrating 10 years in agrifoodtech with special AgFunder e-zine!
December 18, 2023
Foodtech + agtech = agrifoodtech. Check out our potted history of one of the world’s most politically charged—and critically important—industries over the last 10 years, with data, analysis, and interviews with Climate Corp, John Deere, FBN, Impossible Foods, Mosa Meat, and more…
BREAKING: Intelligent Growth Solutions to power UAE ‘GigaFarm’ capable of replacing 1% of imports
December 6, 2023
ReFarm and FoodTech Valley will build a circular, closed-loop system to boost UAE food security and decarbonize food production.
‘Narrative-driven’ climate strategies ‘ineffective’ for mitigating agrifood corporates’ impact: CarbonCloud analysis
November 28, 2023
Climate action levels remain “half baked” for 44% of the 83 companies examined in a new analysis by climate intelligence platform CarbonCloud.
BiomEdit lands $4.5m Bill & Melinda Gates grant to reduce cattle emissions in South Asia and Africa
November 2, 2023
The two will develop microbiome-based solutions that reduce methane emissions for beef and dairy cattle and enhance feed efficiency.
Data snapshot: Ag Biotechnology investment surges in Asia-Pacific as funding swims upstream
November 1, 2023
Asia-Pacific Ag Biotechnology startups raised $813 million in 2022, making it the top-funded upstream category for the year.
Amatera raises $1.6m to expand climate smart crop breeding platform, starting with coffee
October 26, 2023
French startup Amatera is developing a coffee variety with the resilience and yields of Robusta and the taste of Arabica.
CarbonFarm Technology lands $2.6m to decarbonize rice through satellite-verified carbon credits
October 25, 2023
The CarbonFarm satellite system monitors rice “at the paddy level” to bring more trust to the carbon credits process.
Policy must reward — not punish — early adopters of soil health
October 23, 2023
Current policies in Canada around no-till farming and soil health disregard contributions of the early adopters for being early adopters.
Data snapshot: Farm management software adoption still low in Africa despite need for it
October 18, 2023
While VCs pumped just $3.2 million into farm management software for African agriculture, this is up from 2021.
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