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October 4, 2022
Inari uses gene-editing tools to enhance the natural diversity of seeds while enabling higher crop yields with fewer inputs.
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Brief: “Soaring” input costs are accelerating agtech adoption, McKinsey survey finds
September 22, 2022
Research finds that 80% of farmers cite input cost as the biggest risk to profitability; more are considering tools like precision ag and biologicals.
BREAKING: Aqua-Yield bags $23m Series A to boost fertilizer efficacy with ‘nanoliquid’ technology
September 13, 2022
Aqua-Yield’s concentrated liquid products can be added to most spray inputs farmers use for crop protection and soil and plant health.
Brief: Brazil, US can expect a ‘healthier supply’ of fertilizers than last year, says Rabobank
September 9, 2022
Growers may also see “further downward price pressure” on phosphates and potash, though the outlook is less sunny for nitrogen.
Brief: Ukraine conflict puts food security at risk for 3% of global population, says McKinsey
August 17, 2022
War, climatic events, and supply chain strains are putting millions of tons of grain and roughly 1.4 billion people in vulnerable countries at risk.
How the Dutch nitrogen revolt highlights ESG investment risks
August 10, 2022
Investors should proactively engage with animal protein and feed producers and support farmer transitions on the path toward reducing nitrogen levels.
BREAKING: Nufarm leads $70m Series C for crop protection startup Enko
July 27, 2022
Enko will use the funding to advance its pipeline of crop protection chemistries that provide an alternative to outdate chemical-based products.
Phospholutions will promote more judicious phosphorus usage with its latest fundraise
July 13, 2022
Ahead of its forthcoming Series B fundraise, the US-based company has landed $5.3 million in new capital for its phosphorus fertilizer additive.
Micropep scores $8.8m Series A+ funding, heads Stateside to bring peptide controls to market
July 11, 2022
The French startup is aiming to have its first biofungicide product on the market within the next three years.
EXCLUSIVE: Moa nets $44m Series B funding to launch the next generation of herbicides
May 26, 2022
With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
Vestaron banks $82m Series C funding for its crop-protecting peptides
May 16, 2022
“We have additional insecticide candidates at earlier stages in our pipeline, as well as our first fungicidal candidates,” CEO Anna Rath tells AFN.
How Anuvia aims to spend $66m advancing biofertilizer for large-scale agriculture
May 11, 2022
It’ll expand manufacturing capacity at its Florida facility to bring its ag biofertilizer product to more farmers across North America.
An eventful week for African agtech as 2 startups raise close to $100m
March 25, 2022
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric and Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raised close to $100 million between them this week in a watershed moment for African agrifoodtech.
Shell & Sound Ag partner to explore carbon credit potential of nitrogen reduction
March 22, 2022
Sound Ag claims the pilot could cover 3 million farm acres, reducing up to 350,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, by 2027.
Indonesian ag marketplace AgriAku raises $6m to democratize farmer access to inputs
March 3, 2022
The Jakarta-based startup links sellers of fertilizers, seeds, and other inputs with local ag stores that serve smallholder farmers across Indonesia.
Data Snapshot: As agrochemical prices skyrocket, so do investments in biological alternatives
February 16, 2022
Startups developing biological crop inputs secured a total of $892 million in funding last year.
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.
FBN launches $25m regenerative ag pilot fund
January 11, 2022
The fund will offer discounted loans to growers who implement regenerative farming practices to improve soil health and nitrogen management.
Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth
January 7, 2022
The biological inputs market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% over the next five years, compared to chemicals’ 3.7%, according to recent market research.
AgBiome closes $116m Series D round led by Blue Horizon, Novalis LifeSciences
September 14, 2021
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup captures and screens microbes found in the natural world to identify apt candidates for pest control and crop protection.
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