PwC acquired AgTech Garage, an open innovation hub for agtech in Brazil last month. We ask AgTech Garage CEO Jose Tome to tell us more.
LatAm-based decision support platform Agrosmart has acquired BoosterAgro, an Argentinian startup that has developed one of the most popular agrometeorological apps in the region, according
It’s a big week for LatAm’s agrifoodtech fund, SP Ventures. The fund will close on around $50 million to $75 million, surpassing the $30 million goal it initially set.
SP Ventures’ new fund will focus on seed and Series A-stage deals across a variety of sectors in Latin America’s agrifoodtech sector.
Thought For Food (TFF) and Food Lab Accelerator at Google (FLAG) have unveiled a Brazilian banana peel-inspired winner of this year’s TFF x FLAG Circular Economy of Food Prize.
In the bio-based inputs race, this California-based startup thinks a foliar coating approach for tackling pests can overcome the biologics efficacy debate.
Brazil’s small farmers are worth an estimated $20bn in crop protection buying power but most ag retailers cater to larger commodity-focused operations.
there are a few ways to interpret this $19.8 billion figure. Though it signals a 4.8% drop in funding and 15% decline in deal activity year-over-year, it also represents a staggering 250% growth in five years, and proves that the huge scale of investments in 2018 was no freak outlier.
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