Tag: environment

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

October 20, 2020

The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit takes place each year in London, San Francisco and São Paulo . With more than 41 countries represented in London

Dendra and its ‘forest-patrolling drones’ close $10m Series A from Airbus, others

September 16, 2020

The UK-Australian startup uses AI, data analytics, drones, and ecological expertise to restore carbon and biodiversity to degraded land.

5 Rice Tech startups in Asia you should know

August 21, 2019

From giving farmers access to their padi on their iPads, to taking the carb out of rice. Here’s five rice tech startups in Asia you need to know.

25 startups innovating with sustainable packaging solutions

August 14, 2019

Companies are feeling public pressure to reduce the amount of plastic they use. A new breed of innovators is responding with eco-friendly alternatives to conventional materials.

Agrosavfe snags €35 million to bring bio-crop protection products to market

August 8, 2019

The Belgium-based company will use the Series C financing round to get its first product, a biofungicide, to market.

Five Reasons to Invest in Land Degradation Neutrality

August 3, 2016

Public and philanthropic investors provide the bulk of funding for initiative trying to reverse or prevent land degradation globally, but there’s a role for private investors too, argues Renee Cheung, founder of Bonterra Partners.

Glass & Steel a Thing of the Past? Why Wood Buildings May Be Better

August 7, 2014

By: Chad Oliver, Yale University. This post originally appeared on The Conversation. Read the article here. Although it may seem counter-intuitive, it would be better