“You can’t change how meat eaters eat by making the same thing they already consume,” says cultivated meat startup Vow’s founder George Peppou.
The top 10 climate tech deals in agrifood in 2022 were almost exclusively upstream startups in vertical farming, alternative proteins and ag biotech.
Climate biotech startup Living Carbon says its “photosynthesis-enhanced trees” can grow twice as fast as other trees and capture more carbon.
Pyramidia Ventures is taking an alternative approach to venture capital to help solve Kenya’s pressing food security and climate change challenges.
EnrichAg’s novel sensing technology aims to make soil analysis faster, more accurate and cheaper for farmers and agronomists.
Over 60% of the global population lives in Asia with just 20% of farmland, and a growing middle class demanding high-status animal protein. We need to create better alternative protein products for the Asian consumer, writes Sonalie Figueiras.
Leading names in ag like John Deere work with Iowa State University faculty, researchers and students to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
We cannot let this recent rainfall lull us into a false sense of complacency around water management and risk our long-term water supply.
Through innovation, six major trends, from agrifintech to farm management software, are repositioning the sector and unlocking its game-changing potential.
Expect a continued rise in impact investing to create more sustainable agtech and foodtech, and to build and manage more sustainable real estate, writes Gideon Soesman.
With over 20,000 farmers across 13 countries, multinational brewing company AB InBev employs a range of tactics when it comes to boosting soil health.
Mad Capital will use the funding to build up its team as it prepares to expand its “unique capital structure” for farmers switching to regenerative ag.
From widespread soil degradation in Africa to Iowa’s quickly disappearing “black gold,” the numbers show how urgent the world’s soil situation is.
The California-based startup will build up a team to scale its nutrient delivery product beyond its current 1 million acres.
A mix of high inflation, drought conditions, and high energy costs are making the chance of food shortages and food insecurity in the UK ever more likely this winter. We need circular solutions, argues one startup.
Roughly 94% of agrifood corporates’ total emissions lie in their supply chain; 33% of those are linked to animal agriculture.
Danone North America now sources 2.4 billion pounds of its dairy milk from its regenerative ag program, representing 75% of its milk sourcing.
IPES-Food also suggests building “sustainable food systems” that reduce waste, improve nutrition and bolster the supply chain were also left out.
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack also announced new funds, partners and innovators for the AIM for Climate global initiative.
Agroforestry grows increasingly critical for fighting climate change, restoring biodiversity and boosting incomes and economies for rural communities.
