Why FoodShot Global is putting bioactive foods at the center of human, planetary & societal health
The US-based investment platform’s third installment wants to make food more nutritious, sustainable, and accessible through bioactive elements.
The US-based investment platform’s third installment wants to make food more nutritious, sustainable, and accessible through bioactive elements.
Credits generated under older, less-rigorous schemes have questionable impact – and could damage confidence in nascent carbon markets.
Check out AFN’s list of corporate climate commitments, net-zero pledges, and regen ag initiatives.
Soil microbial products for farmers have typically been unreliable. Kula Bio has changed that, writes AgFunder’s Rob Leclerc.
The Boston, US-based startup says its natural, microbial alternative to traditional nitrogen fertilizer is crop-agnostic, non-GMO, and cost-effective for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs.
Farmers can use the R3 web app to forecast their potential return on investment for implementing various regenerative ag practices.
Pre- and post-production supply chain processes are already the main contributor to agrifood-related GHG emissions in advanced economies, a new study says.
US Farmers & Ranchers in Action, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, and the World Farmers’ Organization are also participants.
The country will double-down on agtech innovations in areas such as soil carbon sequestration and livestock feed to achieve the target.
Brazil will incentivize adoption of regenerative farming methods, methane-busting cattle feed supplements, and reforestation in an effort to hit the new target.
“Our mission [is] to drive the widespread adoption of regenerative farming practices,” said CEO Daniel Ryan.
The Norwegian company’s tech converts animal manure into sustainable fertilizer and traps greenhouse gas emissions in the process.
Mars will “push the boundaries of what is possible through regenerative agriculture” to help it achieve its target, according to sustainability head Barry Parkin.
The fast food retailer will work with the Science Based Targets initiative to adjust its current emissions-reduction strategy across its business.
Carbon credits generated by ag-related projects make up less than 1% of all issued credits, according to data from the University of Berkeley, California.
Heineken UK will work with 10 farmers to explore how practices like cover cropping can improve the emissions profile of beer’s main ingredient.
Meat for human and animal consumption is responsible for 57% of food production’s emissions – with beef alone making up 25%.
The Dutch government may consider farm expropriation, among other measures, in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions.
Carbon emissions reductions can, and should, go hand-in-hand with helping farmers to maintain the profitability and productivity of their operations.
It’s aiming to build “the world’s largest algae factory” to supply raw material for a feed supplement that can reduce livestock methane emissions by up to 80%.