WollemAI’s CEO Sam Sneddon talks to AgFunderNews about the company’s strategic positioning and future plans
Greater due diligence on forestry and nature-based projects is needed to avoid controversies and conflicts.
“Fulcrum maybe isn’t the most trendy investor, but we care a lot about what has real impact on the farm.”
Expect fewer agtech-specific funds, more corporate involvement and lots of generative AI.
IIF founder Nathan MacPheeon how his company’s investment platform for farm assets lowers risks for farmers and gets them paid faster.
Financing for regenerative agriculture could unlock $4.5tn in new investment opportunities, according to a new report.
“One thing we’ve recognized is that sometimes breakthrough technologies that map really well to a very positive and impactful food and agri thesis might originate outside of the sector,” says Michael Lavin.
AAII participants said collaboration can positively impact everything from policy to infrastructure gaps to supply chain issues.
Water remains one of the most undervalued and underinvested resources in agrifood innovation despite its intrinsic role in the food system.
The FoodShot Global team looks back on half a decade of agrifoodtech investment and hints at what’s in store for the next five years.
We’ve all felt the impacts of climate change this season but they’re especially pronounced in Africa; of the 20 nations ranked as most vulnerable to climate change, all but four are African. Meanwhile acute food insecurity has dramatically increased in the past year.
Multi-stage impact investment firm Astanor will continue to invest in agrifood startups with a focus on sustainability.
VCs need to put more money into women entrepreneurs as a path to profit and impact, and to generate better returns.
Despite the overall growth of investment and interest over the past 10 years, funding for agtech remains a small slice of the overall pie.
S2G will provide funding for startups in capital-intensive, asset-oriented industries including agriculture, energy and oceans.
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a new tool for agriculture impact investment funds to measure the impact of their investments against others.
There’s still scope for innovation in boosting farmer producticity and efficiency as AFDB predicts 60% increased food insecurity.
63% of consumers also agree that snacks with a higher environmental impact should cost more, according to Mondelēz International Malaysia & Singapore.
Learn from other geographies with similar challenges, create room for blended financing and other snippets from the Africa-Korea Agtech Summit
BII plans to designate $250 million to African and Indian startups by 2026, including those developing solutions for smallholder farmers.
