Tag: impact

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.

Meet the founder: Releaf’s Ikenna Nzewi wants Nigerian palm oil to be the next big thing

September 23, 2021

Releaf recently raised $4.2 million to build palm oil processing facilities across Nigeria that it claims can boost the sector’s productivity 200x.

Meet Biteback & Cellular Agriculture: The GROW Impact Accelerator’s food ingredient futurists

August 13, 2021

Biteback is creating edible oils from mealworms, while Cellular Agriculture has designed a new type of bioreactor to bring down cultivated meat’s costs.