Growth in the US agtech sector can help solve water scarcity challenges
Water scarcity could soon become the ‘new normal’ in many parts of the US, imperilling crop cultivation. But agtech has solutions.
Water scarcity could soon become the ‘new normal’ in many parts of the US, imperilling crop cultivation. But agtech has solutions.
The Paris-based startup will supply insect protein to ADM’s pet foods division, to create “high-quality nutritional” products with “a significantly lower carbon footprint and land requirement.”
Meanwhile, it has been forecast that the plant-based protein sector needs to invest $27 billion in production capacity by 2030 to meet demand.
A few months ago, Bayer and Microsoft announced a partnership. Our article about it went quasi-viral and spurred a number of responses. Here’s what the industry said.
The Riyadh-based B2B marketplace said it’ll use the Series A funds for geographical expansion, and to launch new products and verticals.
Three of the biggest funding rounds announced in the last week involved on-demand food and grocery delivery startups from various countries.
The Kenyan agtech venture is helping small farmers shift toward sustainable commercial farming with access to seeds, finacing and markets.
US hospitality software provider Flipdish raised $100 million in a Tencent-led round, while UK indoor farming startup Vertical Future scored $29 million.
The timing of KKR’s vote of confidence is particularly interesting as concerns mount about the future of some vertical farms, but Bowery CEO Irving Fain says it’s a positive inflection point for the industry.
Tevel is trialling its tethered drone-based system that can harvest fruit from treetops and carry out other tasks, such as pruning, trimming, and thinning.
The Dutch VC invested in the 25-year-old tilapia farming company to curb Africa’s reliance on food imports and address skyrocketing protein needs.
Remilk was one of a bevvy of agrifoodtech startups to close funding rounds above or around the $100 million mark this week.
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.
Elsewhere, soil-sensing company Stenon raised $20 million and John Deere showed off its first commercially available autonomous tractor.
The Annapolis, Maryland-based company uses microbes to convert agrifood byproducts into fuel and fertilizer.
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The top three deals of 2021 involved companies from China, India, and the US – and were focused on grocery, food retail, and logistics.
Global cropland has expanded 9% over the past 20 years, with Africa and South America seeing the greatest gains – and half coming at the expense of “natural vegetation and tree cover.”
The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.
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