Brief: ADM, Tyson back cultivated meat company Future Meat in record-breaking $347m round
It’s the largest single funding round yet for a cell-cultured meat startup, according to AgFunder data.
It’s the largest single funding round yet for a cell-cultured meat startup, according to AgFunder data.
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Catering startup ezCater kicked its valuation over $1 billion, alt-protein funding proliferated, and José Andrés started championing cultivated meat.
Infarm is doubling down on its Growing Centres with a target to have 100 across 20 countries by 2030. The Qatar Investment Authority will work with it to build the emirate’s first Growing Centre by 2023.
Vertical farming is facing a period of depression and correction as big farms struggle to pay investors back while running complex and expensive operations. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, writes Henry Gordon-Smith.
This year’s Nutrition for Growth Summit, held in Olympic host city Tokyo, provided a platform from which to accelerate global progress on malnutrition.
Ag marketplace Agrostar scored $70 million while delivery and transport app Ola bagged $139 million as Indian startups led in the funding stakes this week.
Project Carbonview aims to help corn growers to better report and analyze their carbon footprint across the entire supply chain.
The pair said they’re partnering to “fix the freezer aisle and provide plant-based, environmentally responsible, positive food choices” globally.
Novel Farming Systems ventures – which include tech-enabled vertical farms and greenhouses – may be losing their luster for investors.
The Italian startups will combine their businesses to help 80,000 farms boost efficiency across 1 million hectares using data.
The tractor maker had previously announced its buyout of South Dakota tech firm Raven Industries in a deal worth $2.1 billion.
Better tracking around waste, water, and energy usage could help the CEA industry more accurately measure the sustainability of their operations.
EIT Food, which conducted the survey, is calling for 25% of the EU’s agricultural land to be managed under regenerative practices by 2030.
Vestkorn Milling supplies proteins, fibers, and starches to manufacturers of plant-based meat alternatives, pet foods, and animal feed.
With a string of failures against agtech’s name, entrepreneurs must be prepared to work extra hard to gain farmers’ trust, writes Semios founder Michael Gilbert.
“The potential for remote farming is huge,” says CEO Moses Kimani.
RWDC raised nearly $100 million to advance its sustainable bioplastics; while milk alternative startups New Culture and Helaina both scored funding.
The Berlin-based company will launch its liquid egg alternative in Germany and several other European countries early next year.
It seems counterintuitive that shorter crops can result in enhanced yields; but they are more resistant to high winds and other extreme weather events, writes Bayer’s Richard Lawrence.
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