Brief: Regulatory constraints are driving the world’s ‘looming seafood shortage,’ says McKinsey October 10, 2023 Projections show a 14% growth in seafood demand by 2030 versus 2020 levels.
Climate finance in agrifood is “strikingly low”, says new report from CPI & CLIC August 10, 2023 Climate finance for agrifood systems must increase seven-fold to transition industries into taking climate mitigation and adaptation actions.
Brief: Aquatech startup eFishery raises $108m Series D to reach unicorn status May 25, 2023 eFishery aims to increase aquaculture productivity while also creating more sustainable practices for both the environment and farmers.
Aquaconnect raises $15m to digitize India’s aquaculture supply chain for smallholder farmers December 20, 2022 Aquaconnect will use the new capital to build up its product portfolio for both pre-harvest and post-harvest services for the aquaculture industry.
BREAKING: AquaBounty in murky water after accusations of safety violations at GM salmon plant October 25, 2022 A former employee shares evidence of violations ranging from mishandled chemicals to unsafe water at the genetically modified salmon factory.
In first Africa investment, Aqua-Spark backs Lake Harvest to spur local farmed fish production January 19, 2022 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.
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