How the Dutch nitrogen revolt highlights ESG investment risks
Investors should proactively engage with animal protein and feed producers and support farmer transitions on the path toward reducing nitrogen levels.
Investors should proactively engage with animal protein and feed producers and support farmer transitions on the path toward reducing nitrogen levels.
Source Global bagged a late-stage round for its drinking water tech and alt-protein startup Paleo unveiled some pre-historic meat analogues.
The Swiss-Italian startup will expand availability of its farm management software to help growers farm more efficiently while addressing climate change.
Roughly 70% of German agrifood’s $3.3 billion in funding went to just two companies, both part of the now-struggling instant-delivery sector.
The Estonian startup is producing edible and compostable food-grade packaging materials from plant-derived polysaccharides.
Agreena will bring Hummingbird’s remote monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) technology in-house to further scale and validate its carbon market.
Canadian indoor farming company Fieldless Farms raised Series A funding and MycoWorks debuted hats made from mushroom roots.
While foodtech startups feel the crunch of the current downturn, fundraising in agtech and alternative protein keeps coming.
The tech-enabled parks are a joint project between India, Israel, the UAE, and the US.
Yeap Proteins is using yeast recovered from industrial sidestreams to produce a complete protein ingredient.
Circular economy startups addressing food waste, plastic alternatives and upcycling in Europe’s agrifood sector raised just 2.6% of VC funding last year.
The French startup is aiming to have its first biofungicide product on the market within the next three years.
Phytolon, an Israel-based a developer of natural food colors via precision fermentation of yeast, will use the round to hone its technology and commercialize its products, pending regulatory approval.
Also: Israeli foodtech startup Phytolon landed $14.5 million, and two food delivery firms were raided by EU authorities over antitrust concerns.
The country saw four nine-figure US dollar funding deals last year – including two for startups working on cell-cultured meat.
The UK startup is applying gene-editing tech to develop high-performance varieties of three crucial commodity crops: banana, coffee, and rice.
A new report by Graze indicates that agrifintech claimed almost 1% of the $600 billion in total worldwide VC investment last year.
Elsewhere, e-grocer Ocado raised $700 million from the public markets.
FMC CEO Mark Douglas said the acquisition of the pheromone-based biocontrol startup “won’t be the last” the company makes in the space.
The Abu Dhabi-based startup said it will use the funding to expand its presence in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.
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