Pre-seed funding will enable NZN to progress field trials for its biological alternative for farmers to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
Agriculture must slash its emissions by nearly 80% by 2050; it will take the entire agrifood value chain to accomplish this.
Innovators in New Zealand look to improve food production while weaving indigenous perspectives and sustainability throughout every step.
Agribusiness marketplaces & fintech and eGrocery were the top investment categories for Latin America agrifoodtech in 2022.
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Nium will use the funds to develop its small-scale, low-energy-consumption system to clean up ammonia production’s dirty footprint.
Latam startups fight food insecurity and inequality with agrifoodtech tools like farmer financing logistics and healthier ingredients.
Despite the overall growth of investment and interest over the past 10 years, funding for agtech remains a small slice of the overall pie.
Venture builder Enviu has released a report after surveying Kenyan farmers to get their take on the regenerative ag movement.
The Yield Lab Latam is targeting a $50m final close by the end of the year.
Key barriers to widespread adoption are ‘not enough measurement and not enough funding’ for food waste solutions, says ReFED.
Advancing the food system in the 21st century requires a hands-on approach to innovation that connects business and technology with deep science.
The N-OVATOR program in 2023 opens to all Pivot Bio customers hoping to replace synthetic nitrogen and bring down on-farm emissions.
Singrow will expand availability of its genomics-based indoor farming system that produces climate-resilient produce to bolster food security.
AFN caught up with Klim CEO Robert Gerlach in San Francisco last month to learn more about their work, how the European market compares to the US, and whether the potential for carbon farming and markets is over-hyped.
S2G will provide funding for startups in capital-intensive, asset-oriented industries including agriculture, energy and oceans.
Investment from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the OCP Group will enable Bidra to expand the scope of its agrifood fund for climate startups.
IPCC estimates that between 3.3–3.6 billion people live in regions highly vulnerable to climate change, threatening reliable access to food and water.
Climate-related cost increases for livestock companies will come from higher feed prices and expected carbon taxes, says FAIRR.
The soil carbon project which already has 2700 farmers on board will help farmers adopt climate smart ag practices while connecting them to carbon markets.
