New report: India’s 60% drop in agrifoodtech investment is ‘a reversion to the mean’
April 30, 2024
Bucking the overall global agrifoodtech investment trend, funding returned to pre-Covid levels.
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New AgFunder, ISF report highlights gaps and opportunities to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers
April 9, 2024
A first-of-its-kind report by AgFunder and ISF Advisors, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the pressing need to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers.
🎙️’We could use $100bn per year.’ Astanor’s Eric Archambeau on how agrifoodtech will mature after its dot com-style crash
November 9, 2023
“The past 10 years were the equivalent of the late 1990s for the internet. Now is the equivalent of the dot com crash,” says Eric Archambeau, partner at Astanor.
NEW FOOD ORDER 🎙: Is the world better off with your business in it? With Paul Polman
November 16, 2022
In episode two of New Food Order, Danielle and I speak with the inspiring Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever from 2009 to 2019 and author of “Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive By Giving More Than They Take.”
Sign up to hear 9 international startups pitch at the GROW Impact Accelerator Demo Day
October 20, 2022
The 3rd GROW Impact Accelerator Demo Day will feature 9 agrifoodtech startups from across the globe. Tune in on November 10 to connect with them.
Virridy partners to improve water security in Africa through climate finance-based model
September 1, 2022
The partnership claims to already support close to five million people’s water supplies in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Why John Deere invested in Africa’s Hello Tractor
August 16, 2022
American ag equipment manufacturer John Deere made a minority investment into the tractor sharing and management platform, Hello Tractor. Here’s why.
Nutreco buys Indian aquatech Eruvaka for $40m-$50m in exit for Omnivore
August 4, 2022
The Netherlands-based animal and fish feed producer has acquired close to 94% in Indian aquatech company Eruvaka as impact fund Omnivore and Eruvaka team exit.
Q&A: HowGood exec on linking regenerative farming to food industry impact
July 12, 2022
Chief innovation officer Ethan Soloviev shares how his other day job – running a regenerative farm – informs his work at the impact intelligence platform.
BREAKING: Clicampo raises $7.5m to digitize trade between Brazil’s farmers and retailers, reduce inequalities
June 15, 2022
The digital ag marketplace aims to bring fairer prices to restaurants and retailers and more profit to small and medium farmers.
REPORT: Shaky e-Grocery dominates $9bn in European AgriFoodTech investing while climate tech lags
June 8, 2022
Climate-impactful categories were left behind in agrifoodtech investment in Europe in 2021 with over 40% of the total going to the eGrocery category, reveals a new report from AgFunder, F&A Next and Invest-NL.
The overlooked giant in the ESG conversation? Agriculture
June 2, 2022
As agriculture embraces sustainability, ESG-driven investors see a $3 trillion opportunity.
Corporate commitments, policy drive record $1.9bn funding for food waste solutions: ReFED
May 12, 2022
But early signs suggest a slowdown in 2022.
AgFunder-backed GROW Impact Accelerator reveals its latest cohort of cutting-edge startups
April 11, 2022
The 10 latest startups to join the GROW Impact Accelerator include tech solutions for protein deficiency, beekeeping, and livestock antibiotic resistance.
Q&A: How AgDevCo will use $90m from CDC, others to boost Africa’s mid-size agribusinesses
March 16, 2022
It’ll now be able to back more high-growth, ‘mid-cap’ agribusinesses aiming to become regional and global players, says chief investment officer Chris Isaac.
Apply for AgFunder & GROW’s 2022 Impact Accelerator
January 18, 2022
The GROW Impact Accelerator is focused on innovations that allow for scalability while delivering tangible impact at an environmental or social level.
Nigeria’s Grocedy is fighting food inflation with grocery subscriptions
December 23, 2021
E-grocery exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Nigeria, Grocedy’s focus is on helping consumers save on rising food costs rather than shopping convenience.
Agricorp is spicing things up for Nigerian farmers following $17.5m funding
October 18, 2021
The Lagos-based startup is connecting local smallholder farmers to the international spice markets.
Women entrepreneurs are unlocking value in Africa’s overlooked agrifood resources
October 5, 2021
Talmond, Safi Organics, and Yanaya are among Africa’s women-led businesses identifying untapped resources to boost farmer incomes and cultivate healthy livelihoods.
Biogas venture EcoGen is giving Malawi’s rural farmers a climate-minded tech upgrade
September 30, 2021
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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