The Kawa Project upcycles coffee grounds to replace alkalized cocoa, while fellow 2023 GROW cohort member NTP Technologies enables on-farm, salt-free organic nitrogen fertilizer production.
Phospholutions will accelerate commercialization of its RhizoSorb fertilizer additive in the US and expand field trials of in 2024.
Hiringa Energy and Australian agricultural co. Sundown Pastoral Co have been awarded A$35.8m ($23.6m ) from the New South Wales government to build a green hydrogen and ammonia production facility that will slash carbon emissions from fuel and fertilizer.
Both companies have struggled to stay afloat and face further headwinds from the current downturn and rough economic climate.
EnrichAg’s novel sensing technology aims to make soil analysis faster, more accurate and cheaper for farmers and agronomists.
The California-based startup will build up a team to scale its nutrient delivery product beyond its current 1 million acres.
Verdant technology can spray for weeds, fertilize and treat plants for pests while simultaneously scanning a field and collection data.
Funding will help scale the startup’s climate-smart nitrogen technology that uses just air, water and renewables-based electricity to produce nitrogen.
Ahead of its forthcoming Series B fundraise, the US-based company has landed $5.3 million in new capital for its phosphorus fertilizer additive.
Panelists on a recent webinar about Ukraine and the global agrifood industry didn’t mince their words when discussing the current dire climate situation.
War, pandemic, and climate extremes are causing “apocalyptic” food price rises that could “tip tens of millions of people… over the edge.”
It’ll expand manufacturing capacity at its Florida facility to bring its ag biofertilizer product to more farmers across North America.
Members of the agrifoodtech community issue a joint “call to arms” for innovation to mitigate the fertilizer crisis – and a looming food crisis – invoked by the war in Ukraine.
Manure tech is massively underhyped – but geopolitics and economics mean that’s going to change in the coming months and years, writes Connie Bowen.
Sound Ag claims the pilot could cover 3 million farm acres, reducing up to 350,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, by 2027.
Local language services for farmers, enhanced capital access, and regenerative ag are just some of the options.
Australia’s Jupiter Ionics says it has found a way to produce ammonia – a key fertilizer ingredient – on-demand, using only air, water, and renewable electricity.
The Annapolis, Maryland-based startup uses anaerobic digestion to convert organic waste, such as discarded food or ag byproducts, into fuel and fertilizer.
The Norwegian company’s tech converts animal manure into sustainable fertilizer and traps greenhouse gas emissions in the process.
It’s reintroducing small-scale biogas technology to Malawi’s farms in order to provide a more sustainable source of fuel and fertilizer.
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