IGS banks $58m to cement its place as the John Deere of vertical farming
November 4, 2021
“We’ve spent the money to take the R&D risk away” for vertical farm operators, IGS’s David Farquhar says on the sidelines of COP26.
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Prince Charles’ ode to private markets at COP26 was a clarion call for agtech
November 3, 2021
If this is really is our “last, best chance,” the UK royal’s well-researched and well-grounded approach is worth taking seriously.
FYTO: The startup growing protein with robots to decarbonize agriculture
October 14, 2021
The US startup is growing a plant that can help to reduce the carbon footprint of animal agriculture and become a new ingredient for alt-proteins.
EXCLUSIVE: CarbonSpace raises $1m seed funding to measure carbon footprint of food & forestry
October 12, 2021
The Ireland-based startup says it offers a more scalable and accurate way of measuring the carbon footprint of the agriculture and forestry industries.
Agrifoodtech was the favored destination for climate-focused funding in past 12 months: report
September 24, 2021
Startups focused on food and water received more climate-conscious capital than those in any other sector over the past 12 months, according to Climate Tech VC.
Brief: Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital raises $800m
August 16, 2021
The early Twitter and Uber investor’s climate-focused VC firm has invested in several alt-protein and sustainable ag startups.
ClimateAi raises $12m Series A from Robert Downey Jr fund, others
July 21, 2021
“We’ve reached an inflection point on climate adaptation, and there’s a growing sense of urgency around preparing supply chains,” said CEO Himanshu Gupta.
Record-breaking female founder warns of food inflation risk amid Covid-19 & climate change
February 2, 2021
Gro Intelligence CEO Sara Menker thinks that Covid-19’s continuing effects will see a ramping up of food protectionism this year – while climate change will also take a toll.
Historic storm highlights resilience of Iowa ag infrastructure through difficulties of 2020
November 19, 2020
Agricultural strength, entrepreneurial focus, and collaboration continue to drive growth despite unprecedented challenges.
Waking up to climate change, and needing to eat
November 12, 2020
Because of its inescapable demands on the environment, agriculture can – and must – lead in the fight to mitigate anthropogenic climate change.
Future Food: How the digitization of ag will increase food’s sustainability, with IntelinAir’s Al Eisaian
June 18, 2020
How does an environmentalist become an aerial imagery data analytics and AI entrepreneur?
Precision Protein: The key to a future-proof food system
June 18, 2020
Two prominent academics from UC Davis and Wageningen agree that there is no time — either for the health of people or the planet — to be imprecise with our approach to protein, a macronutrient that is so resource-intensive and consequential to the environment.
Exelon invests in reducing indoor ag energy needs and costs with GrowFlux
June 11, 2020
Indoor agriculture has long been a potential solution to food deserts and many of the carbon emissions related to crop production, making it an interesting prospect for city planners and city-based corporates. But the energy consumption associated with the production system has much to be desired.
Why is no one talking about agriculture as a solution to climate change?
May 28, 2020
Agriculture has only recently entered into the public conversation on climate change — and mostly in a negative way. Far less attention has been paid to agriculture’s capacity to be a climate solution.
Pivot Bio raises $100m Series C to meet demand for sold-out nitrogen-fixing microbe product
April 30, 2020
Farmers have been so hungry for the corn and wheat amendments that the startup has sold out multiple times flying in the face of skepticism over microbes’ efficacy.
Future Food Earth Day Special: Digging into dairy sustainability with Danone & Connecterra
April 22, 2020
In this Earth Day special of the Future Food podcast, I speak to Cees Jan Hollander, global director of farm relations, and Connecterra CEO Yasir Khokhar about their efforts to make the dairy sector more sustainable.
Earth Day: Hotter, wetter, drought, fires – using satellite imagery to see climate change’s impact on global agriculture
April 22, 2020
For Earth Day, we asked satellite imagery analytics company Geosys to provide an overview of how climate change has impacted agriculture industries all over the world using data from its 2019 Climate & Crop Report.
Cargill to pay Iowa soy farmers for carbon sequestration & water quality
April 21, 2020
Cargill will begin paying US farmers for carbon drawdown and water quality improvements in a credit-like system starting this Spring.
UPDATE: Elemental Excelerator extends deadline for 9th climate-tech focused cohort
March 24, 2020
The non-profit program backs growing companies solving key challenges in agriculture with up to $1 million in funding — apply by March 26!
How Indian agritech can help address climate risks
March 17, 2020
Jeff Bezos committing $10 billion to fight climate change through his new Earth Fund could not have been timelier. Climate change is for real. Here’s a look at some Indian agritech innovations that are trying to address climate change risks.
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