Tag: Frankly Speaking

If we really want to sequester more carbon, agriculture can’t be made the enemy, says microbial input startup Locus

August 19, 2019

Ohio-based Locus has developed microbial inputs that help a variety of crops to sequester as much as 121% more carbon.

The Plant-Based Meat Revolution is Not “Inevitable”

July 24, 2019

Plant-based meat still costs two-to-five times as much as its animal counterparts and solving this problem is far from an inevitability, writes Christie Lagally.

A Surprisingly Developed Agtech Ecosystem Flourishes in Central Mexico

June 28, 2019

What I witnessed during the recent 2019 Mexico AgTech Competition was inspirational and motivating," writes Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias.

Why We’ve Launched GROW, a New Singapore Agri-FoodTech Accelerator with Rocket Seeder

June 4, 2019

At the heart of the ASEAN region, Singapore is in a unique position when it comes to creating an ecosystem for startup innovation and success.

A Q&A with Robert Saik: It’s Time to Get Big or Go Home for Agriculture Robotics

May 21, 2019

Although there are a number of farm robotics startups, they lack the scale necessary to make a meaningful impact, according to Robert Saik, CEO of DOT Farm Solutions retail strategies.

Food Tech Innovators Need to Focus More on Global Nutrition

May 13, 2019

Despite their ingenuity and a commendable focus on sustainability and food loss, entrepreneurs are missing a huge opportunity by not prioritizing nutrition, writes Amy Beaudreault.

‘We are relentlessly looking for female entrepreneurs, but there aren’t enough’

May 9, 2019

AgFunder and its collaborators KK&P and The New Food Economy are excited to announce that S2G Ventures has become a sponsor of Money Where Our Mouths Are (MWOMA), an investigation into the funding gaps for female entrepreneurs in the agrifood industry.

Alternative Protein Startups: Let’s Get the Facts Straight about Livestock’s Carbon Footprint

March 21, 2019

The issue of livestock farming’s impact on the environment is not as clear cut as many would have you believe. In fact, many much of the data dairy and meat alternative businesses are using to market their animal-free wares are inaccurate and misleading.

Reclaiming the Promise of Food for Health

March 14, 2019

The real power to endow people with fundamentally longer, healthier lives resides in the hands of the food industry, writes Jim Flatt.

How to Overcome the Many Challenges Associated with Agricultural Data

February 14, 2019

Flurosense, Agworld, PCT Agcloud, CSIRO, and AgLink Australia recently won a grant to build an interoperable agronomic analytics engine to resolve many of the inherent challenges surrounding agricultural data. Anastasia Volkova tells us more.

It’s Time to Plant the Seeds of Growth in Sustainable Agriculture

February 5, 2019

The Boston Consulting Group offers advice to large agribusineses in meeting consumer demand for sustainably grown food and offers some thoughts around defining sustainability.

Growing Peace in Niger Through the Moringa Tree

January 28, 2019

Editor's Note: Lisa Curtis is CEO of Kuli Kuli Foods, the leading Moringa brand in the US. Here she writes about her background in the Peace Corps, how it led to the creation of Kuli Kuli, and how the company is now hoping its effort will promote peace in Niger.