The agrifoodtech ecosystem in Colombia is at a key stage of transformation, says Mila Valcárcel at agrifoodtech accelerator Eatable Adventures.
Ag biotechnologies and robotics are two segments that have shown significant resilience in 2024 and attracted large deals.
In an interview with AgFunder News YoLa Fresh co-founders explain how their company is addressing key challenges like food waste, inefficiencies in fresh produce distribution, and limited market access for smallholder farmers.
While it accounts for a small fraction of global investment in the field, Africa’s agrifoodtech sector is showing mild growth in 2024, with startups raising $145 million in the first half of 2024, a 1.6% year-over-year increase vs H1, 2023.
Mitigation receives about 90% of global public and private climate financing, which frequently sidelines efforts around adaptation.
A first-of-its-kind report by AgFunder and ISF Advisors, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the pressing need to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers.
As smartphones have proliferated and technological advancements have enabled more transparency around agricultural products and pricing, farmers are gaining more trust in online tools as a means to do business and improve their finances.
FLORA will invest in early-stage agrifood startups via the launch of its $80 million fund backed by Israel’s Kibbutzim community.
We’re building our presence in Latin America, starting with our inaugural investment report launch in Brazil in two weeks’ time, and we’re looking for reporters and data analysts to help.
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.
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.
There’s still scope for innovation in boosting farmer producticity and efficiency as AFDB predicts 60% increased food insecurity.
Global public debt, the highest seen in 60 years, is causing a spike in food insecurity, according to a new iPES Food report that exposes a debt and hunger loop forcing countries to choose between feeding people and repaying debt.
‘Are GMOs the path to food security?’ A session turned debate on the adoption of GMOs in Kenya following the government’s decision to lift its ban sought to address this question.
Sustainable Planet works with smallholder farmers in some of the world’s most arid places to produce water lentils that provide both food and income.
Learn from other geographies with similar challenges, create room for blended financing and other snippets from the Africa-Korea Agtech Summit
BII plans to designate $250 million to African and Indian startups by 2026, including those developing solutions for smallholder farmers.
Pyramidia Ventures is taking an alternative approach to venture capital to help solve Kenya’s pressing food security and climate change challenges.
The just concluded African Agri Investment Indaba hosted ag stakeholders, chiming in on the sector’s state of financing, inclusion and productivity.
Eratani, an Indonesian startup providing digital farm management solutions has secured $3.8m in a seed round led by Singapore’s TNB Aura
