Agrolend aims to connect Brazilian farmers with much-needed credit after $21m raise
January 19, 2022
Agrolend will use the funds to increase its credit portfolio, enabling more options for farmers using its fintech platform.
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Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth
January 7, 2022
The biological inputs market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% over the next five years, compared to chemicals’ 3.7%, according to recent market research.
The 4 paradigms of agriculture: What are you sourcing from?
December 2, 2021
Regenerative agriculture can perhaps be best explained in terms of how it contrasts with other farming paradigms, writes HowGood’s Ethan Soloviev.
AgBiome closes $116m Series D round led by Blue Horizon, Novalis LifeSciences
September 14, 2021
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup captures and screens microbes found in the natural world to identify apt candidates for pest control and crop protection.
EXCLUSIVE: Crop CRISPR startup Hudson River Biotechnology raises $5.9m Series A funding
August 5, 2021
The Netherlands startup is using CRISPR to perform non-transgenic genome edits on plant varieties – in addition to developing nanotech-enabled delivery of crop inputs.
Pivot Bio scores $430m in DCVC, Temasek-led Series D round
July 19, 2021
The Berkeley, California-based startup said it’ll use the capital to “rapidly” scale its US business while expanding its global presence and releasing new nitrogen fixation products.
Vive’s nanotech-powered crop inputs land $5.4m funding
July 28, 2020
The Ontario-based startup is counting on nanotechnology to offer farmers the benefits of both traditional chemical-based inputs and newer biological products.
Farmers Business Network expands to Australia with Farmsave acquisition
July 21, 2020
In Farmsave, FBN “saw a company that was deeply aligned with the same values [that] understands the role tech is going to play in the future of ag,” co-founder Charles Baron told AFN.
Cox and Bunge back Growers Edge in $40m Series B round
July 8, 2020
The media conglomerate and agribusiness giant have joined S2G Ventures and Skyline Global Partners to fund the Iowa startup, which offers a data-backed warranty service for farmers.
Russian digital marketplace Agro.Club raises $1.5m seed round to expand through Europe, US
June 3, 2020
After gaining momentum in the Black Sea market, the digital marketplace is hoping to woo players across North America with its multi-offering platform.
Bayer is betting on chemical ag with new herbicide slated for 2030. What about biologics?
February 18, 2020
Although it’s interested in biologics, it claims farmers still need the high rate of efficacy that chemical agriculture has to offer.
How a Track & Trace Tech Startup is Fighting Crop Input Fraud in Ghana
April 23, 2019
QualiTrace, a young Ghanaian startup providing a track & trace solution for agrochemical manufacturers and farmers, is trying to fight this battle that stems from the lack of proper government regulation on imports of agrochemicals.
Digital Agtech Spotlight: Intterra is Integrating Farmers, Suppliers, Advisors, Traders, Bankers on 5m Acres
March 8, 2019
Earlier this month, a Russian agtech startup called Intterra entered into a partnership with global agribusiness Syngenta to use its digital platform in Russia, connecting more than 100 farmers across 2 million hectares (nearly 5 million acres) of cropland in 2019.
Turkish Fintech for Farmers Raises $1.3m Seed Round, Targets 2019 Expansion
November 20, 2018
Tarfin, the Turkish digital platform that enables farmers to access agriculture inputs through instant financing solutions, recently completed a $1.3 million seed round. Collective Spark
Skyx & Advanced Tactics Partner to Take Crop Spraying Drones to the Next Level
October 8, 2018
Israel-based drone software company Skyx and US-based drone hardware designer Advanced Tactics (AT) have partnered to take crop spraying drones to the next level.
Who Will Win the Agribusiness Marketplace Race for Inputs?
July 5, 2018
We caught up with Curtis Garner from Bowles Farming, who has been assessing the way the business purchases its inputs in the hope of saving costs, to find what he thinks about all the agribusiness marketplace startups cropping up.
Plant Impact Raises $5m on LSE to Launch New Chemical Crop Enhancers
August 23, 2017
The raise will support late stage development for several chemical crop enhancement products in the company’s R&D pipeline.
Food Waste Startups Grab More Attention as WISErg Raises $12.3m
April 14, 2016
Food waste is starting to get the attention it deserves. It remains one of the biggest problems affecting the global food system and is particularly troublesome in the United States.
Indigo CEO David Perry Discusses Re-Branding and Raising $56m Series B
March 1, 2016
Two weeks ago Symbiota, an agtech startup researching beneficial microbes for plant growth, changed its name to Indigo. We caught up with Perry to hear more about this and the startup’s $56m Series B.
The Changing Landscape of Biostimulants in Ag
February 19, 2016
It’s been a long road for the ag biologicals market, which has hit some hurdles over the years amid questions around efficacy. Here John Brubaker, CEO of Plant Impact, describes the journey for biostimulants in particular.
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