Demetria is replacing the antiquated coffee quality assessment process by using AI and near-infrared technology to scan beans before they’re brewed.
Agrisolus captures real-time data about a variety of metrics to optimize poultry production and prevent disease in the flock.
The Buenos Aires-based startup helps commodities buyers to find growers that use certain sustainability practices – while getting growers a better price for their efforts.
The fresh e-grocery retailer announced its $65m Series A led by General Atlantic this week, the biggest Series A round in Latin America for a decade.
The São Paulo startup began by applying its traceability tech to Brazilian beef, and has since expanded into tracking poultry and cotton through the supply chain.
The Brazilian firm’s AgVentures II fund now exceeds $25 million, with animal nutrition company Adisseo and US miner Mosaic leading the latest raise.
Orbia Ventures will target Series A and B deals with a $1 million to $6 million check size, focusing on startups that are strategically aligned with its Mexican parent company.
The Costa Rican startup tells AFN about its experience of raising capital in its home country.
The Buenos Aires-based accelerator has selected four startups for its latest program, which is adopting a virtual format amid Covid-19.
Our visual market map includes 78 South and Central American agrifoodtech startups that cover the value chain from farm inputs to consumer-facing solutions.
An agriculture tech consultant shares his insights on how to make the most of the burgeoning market for agtech solutions in South America.
SP Ventures’ new fund will focus on seed and Series A-stage deals across a variety of sectors in Latin America’s agrifoodtech sector.
The year 2019 was a breakout year for Latin American agrifoodtech and 2020 is already shaping up to beat those records, in spite of the global pandemic. Here’s a look at the key categories pushing the industry forward.
There’s space for vertical farming among Chile’s urban populations, where year-round fresh produce is not as abundant as you might think.
You’ve probably heard of microbials used as seed coating and soil amendments but what about incorporating them directly into seeds?
The world’s banana crop is at risk due to a number of diseases that threaten to wipe it out.
Farmers have been so hungry for the corn and wheat amendments that the startup has sold out multiple times flying in the face of skepticism over microbes’ efficacy.
While Gaston Marquevich is thankful his fresh produce operation Generation Farms in Florida and Georgia has always sold into grocery stores, the Covid-19 pandemic has placed other pressures on his vertically-integrated farm business.
The Singaporean startup’s blockchain platform offers enhanced supply chain visibility to the fruit industry – and it has Latin America in its sights.
Venture capital investment across all industries dropped in 2019 — around 16%, according to the VenturePulse report — against a backdrop of global uncertainty related
Biological innovation is key to the economic & environmental sustainability of CEA