Danone partners with nutrient discovery startup Brightseed amid ‘plant-based 2.0’ push
The pair are expanding on their earlier collaboration, which “uncovered 10 times more bioactives than previously known” in the soybean plant.
The pair are expanding on their earlier collaboration, which “uncovered 10 times more bioactives than previously known” in the soybean plant.
Investor backing for technologies focusing on or close to the farm soared to $7.9 billion in 2020, or 41%, representing a bigger year-over-year jump than both agrifoodtech and global VC investing.
The Estonian ride-hailing startup said it will use the funding to finance its push into express grocery delivery.
Upstream categories – that is, technologies and business models nearer the farm or lab – outstripped downstream funding in 2020 for the first time in seven years.
Global Incubator Programme – Gateway to Asia will help UK agrifoodtech startups expand into the Asia-Pacific region remotely.
From the US and Bangladesh to Iceland and Senegal, governments around the world agreed Wednesday to change the way the world currently produces and consumes food, with technology and innovation playing a crucial role.
Indonesia saw several big deals for agrifoodtech startups over the past week, while there was also news from Cargill, Joyvio, and The Yield Lab LatAm.
The Barcelona-based company started out as an online store for cut flowers. Since then it has gone B2B and added houseplants to its lineup – and now it’s using tech to revolutionize floriculture.
CEO Erez Galonska said the deal “represents one of the largest rollouts of any vertical farming company in North America to date.”
A new report from the investor group examines how 10 major animal health companies are tackling – or failing to tackle – antibiotic resistance in animal agriculture.
It’s taking aim at food waste by helping restaurant suppliers move expiring items more quickly.
The London-based startup allows foodservice clients to buy meat, seafood, and plant-based protein collectively and have it delivered sustainably and transparently.
The next (virtual) cohort of the Cultivo program, run by America’s Cultivation Corridor, will begin later this year – and it’s accepting applications until August 2.
Female agrifoodtech entrepreneurs experience persistent negative gender bias, according to a new report published by KK&P and EIT Food.
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The Breton startup claims its products can stimulate beneficial fungi growth, improve soil structure, fix nitrogen, and improve root nutrition.
Carbon credits schemes involving agriculture are growing in number – but not all are necessarily equal in their impact, Dan Blaustein-Rejto writes.
Nestlé is said to be planning a range of products which blend cultivated meat with plant-based protein.
The Paris-based platform allows European farmers to browse and buy 150,000 products from 350 ag equipment manufacturers.
The Toulouse-based startup has developed technology that can enhance favorable genetic traits in crops without the need to tinker with their DNA.