Tag: Netherlands

People moves: C-suite moves at Indigo Ag, Motif Foodworks swaps CEOs, Starbucks dissolves COO

September 12, 2022

Two Boston startups welcomed new executives and McDonalds got a new chief impact officer.

How the Dutch nitrogen revolt highlights ESG investment risks

August 10, 2022

Investors should proactively engage with animal protein and feed producers and support farmer transitions on the path toward reducing nitrogen levels.

Data snapshot: Germany topped European agrifood investment in 2021 while UK was more diverse

August 3, 2022

Roughly 70% of German agrifood’s $3.3 billion in funding went to just two companies, both part of the now-struggling instant-delivery sector.

EXCLUSIVE: Anterra closes $260m Fund II, says quality of agrifoodtech opportunity ‘has increased exponentially’

May 17, 2022

Fund II will invest in ag biotech and digital solutions up and down the agrifood value chain, from fintech solutions to crop science and animal health.

Meet the founder: Future Crops CEO Gary Grinspan makes the case for soil-based vertical ag

April 25, 2022

Future Crops vertically farms its produce in a soil-based substrate which “sticks with what Mother Nature tells us,” Grinspan tells AFN. Plus it’s kosher.

Chinese tech giant Tencent leads funding for Future Crops’ soil-based vertical farms

March 14, 2022

Future Crops stands to benefit from Tencent’s deep domain expertise in AI and automation – as well as its massive footprint in the Asian tech ecosystem.

Why 3 top greenhouse growers are backing Source Ag’s bid to democratize Dutch CEA nous

March 14, 2022

The startup recently raised $10 million in a seed round led by Acre Venture Partners.

Brief: DSM acquires one of Europe’s top pea protein producers in $74m deal

November 30, 2021

Vestkorn Milling supplies proteins, fibers, and starches to manufacturers of plant-based meat alternatives, pet foods, and animal feed.

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Aleph Farms & Mosa Meat

September 22, 2021

The Hollywood actor, who’s also joining the startups in an advisory capacity, said they’re solving “some of the most pressing issues [in] industrial beef production.”

Brief: Gates Foundation leads $707m investment in Dutch e-grocer Picnic

September 17, 2021

Picnic dispatches groceries from strategically located, automated hubs to its customers’ doorsteps using electric minivans.

Brief: Netherlands mulls plan to cut livestock numbers by a third

September 13, 2021

The Dutch government may consider farm expropriation, among other measures, in an effort to reduce nitrogen emissions.

DSM’s methane-busting cattle feed approved in Brazil, the world’s biggest beef exporter

September 10, 2021

The Dutch company claims that a quarter-teaspoon of Bovaer administered per cow, per day can reduce enteric methane emissions by up to 90%.

EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft, Rabobank announce first round of carbon credits with agroforestry startup reNature

August 19, 2021

ReNature worked with a Brazilian farmer cooperative to generate the credits in partnership with Rabobank’s carbon marketplace, Acorn – with Microsoft the buyer.

CropX acquires Dacom in continued agrifoodtech rollup

August 10, 2021

This marks the third acquisition for CropX since the start of 2020 as it aims to offer the most comprehensive suite of tech services to farmers.

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.

A sole focus on organic farming will not get us where we need to be

June 28, 2021

CRISPR is the best tool the EU has to achieve its ambitious agrifood sustainability goals. The bloc needs to keep that squarely in mind when regulating its use, write Rudi Ariaans and Ferdinand Los.