We already have the blueprint to prevent the next pandemic – and it’s on our farms
On World Zoonoses Day, a call for farms in emerging markets to get access to the same tech and knowhow as their counterparts elsewhere.
On World Zoonoses Day, a call for farms in emerging markets to get access to the same tech and knowhow as their counterparts elsewhere.
The Munich-based platform said it will use the funding for international expansion, scaling its operations, and investment in R&D.
The Series C round marks the first UAE investment out of SoftBank’s Vision Fund II.
It could file its prospectus – seeking to raise a reported $10 billion at a $60 billion valuation – as soon as next week.
It closed its Series B round just three months ago – but says it needed more money for its aggressive expansion plans.
Snack maker Stryve is set for a SPAC merger, while Israel’s Future Meat has unveiled what it says is the “world’s first industrial cultured meat facility.”
From Landsat through to modern-day providers like Planet, satellite imagery has had a role to play in agriculture. But many misconceptions persist.
CRISPR is the best tool the EU has to achieve its ambitious agrifood sustainability goals. The bloc needs to keep that squarely in mind when regulating its use, write Rudi Ariaans and Ferdinand Los.
In this roundtable article, AFN hears from team members at three GROW startups which are playing their part in the plant-based protein revolution.
Morsels of the past week’s other agrifoodtech news from around the web, for your delectation.
There’s nothing new about agrifood corporates investing directly in strategic technologies – but it is now a mainstream approach.
The Israeli startup combines AI-driven technology with exotic and ancient crop types to breed seeds with superior nutritional qualities.
The Chicago-based VC has unveiled the first round of investments out of its new $100 million fund targeting ocean health and aquaculture.
It’s building a “first of its kind” protein factory in the Netherlands with the aim of producing 1 million tonnes of mycoprotein annually by 2032.
The Tel Aviv-based startup plans to use the Series E funds to pursue M&A deals that will allow it to rapidly scale.
Glebe Farm owner Phillip Rayner said that “although Oatly are much bigger than us, we do not believe we have done anything wrong.”
MiiMOSA recently raised $9 million in venture funding from Astanor and other investors in an effort to expand its market reach.
Grow-NY is accepting applications for Round III of its competition for agrifood startups until July 15.
The world’s biggest meat packer said that “preliminary investigation results confirm that no company, customer, or employee data was compromised.”
The Israeli company wants to make saffron more accessible and affordable by growing the spice – which is more expensive than gold – indoors with the assistance of technology.
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