Investors poured money almost equally into the Recycling and Prevention categories of food waste mitigation in 2022 in North America.
Innovators creating bio-based alternatives to synthetic, fossil fuel and animal-based products and materials are capturing investor attention.
Clean Crop Technologies tackles food waste with cold plasma tech, says CEO Dan White: “We target applications where we can achieve the same or similar decontamination as thermal pasteurization without harming quality.”
There’s still scope for innovation in boosting farmer producticity and efficiency as AFDB predicts 60% increased food insecurity.
The deal will help Divert build more anaerobic digestion facilities across North America to turn food waste from grocery stores into renewable gas.
Entocycle, a UK startup that provides technologies and services for the insect farming industry, has secured $5 million in a Series A round from a
‘Building an Africa that feeds itself’ is what RiceAfrika says it’s out to accomplish. Ibrahim Maigari its founder and CEO believes that if we’re serious
The top 10 climate tech deals in agrifood in 2022 were almost exclusively upstream startups in vertical farming, alternative proteins and ag biotech.
“Our work has always been at the intersection of climate tech and agri,” says Devendra Gupta, CEO of Ecozen.
Evigence is a food freshness sensing and analytics company that counts meal kit company Marley Spoon By Martha Stewart as a client.
Through innovation, six major trends, from agrifintech to farm management software, are repositioning the sector and unlocking its game-changing potential.
The FlyFeed founder describes his journey from working at SaaS startups to building his own insect protein company to combat global hunger.
A mix of high inflation, drought conditions, and high energy costs are making the chance of food shortages and food insecurity in the UK ever more likely this winter. We need circular solutions, argues one startup.
Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions. While there are calls for developing nations to seek compensation from the world’s biggest emitters at COP27, developing nations must also look to technology to mitigate the impacts of climate change – or adapt.
As the World Food Prize celebrates the work of 2022 laureate Dr. Rosenzweig and leaders from around the globe convene to discuss the challenges and opportunities of feeding a fragile world, the innovators, farmers and leaders in America’s Cultivation Corridor remain committed to fighting hunger and food insecurity at every link in the food chain.
A look into the flow of venture capital into the agrifootech industry shows Launch Africa, Flat6Labs Cairo led in financing startups
The Nutrition Technologies system leverages black soldier fly larvae to produce proteins for animal feed and fertilizers.
Connecting agtech startups with creative capital with benefits beyond financial gain is vital to the long-term success of the sector — and the planet.
The deal strengthens the companies’ business model of selling surplus and ‘ugly’ foods to consumers at discounted prices.
Soil biotech, food waste, and sustainable beverages were among the winning concepts Latin American agrifoodtech startups pitched to an audience last month.
