The Fresh Field Catalyst program seeks solutions for climate challenges as they relate to the produce and floral industries.
The Australian startup has developed an AI-powered platform that can identify, pick, and pack different types of fresh fruits and vegetables.
UM6P, the venture arm of the Moroccan university with the same name, says the deals are “investment-partnerships” as the two startups stand to benefit from scientific support and testing of their technologies at the university.
The forthcoming program aims to help produce growers generate residual income from carbon credits and become more resilient to climate change.
Hailing from Mali, Oumar Barou Togola wanted to give back to his home country in a way that empowered and subsequently increased incomes for the project’s benefactors – female smallholders. Thus the journey of Hello Savanna began.
The US startup uses “rapid epigenetics” to stimulate crops’ root zones and enhance the performance of synthetic fertilizer, while reducing usage.
Apeel’s core technology is a plant-based ‘peel’ that can be applied to the surface of fresh produce to maintain its freshness for longer.
The New York-based startup offers an end-to-end logistics platform that makes it easier for shippers and carriers to complete transactions and track their shipments.
Hwy Haul wants to modernize the antiquated produce supply chain through its digital platform while reducing spoilage and boosting profits in the process.
Recently acquired by an affiliate of Iowa’s C9 Capital, Utah-based Fusionware uses blockchain tech to track produce from seed to shelf.
In this roundtable, execs from Waycool, Future Group, and RipePlanet give a detailed picture of Covid-19’s impact on the fresh produce sector.
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.
Covid-19 is impacting much more than restaurants and grocery stores; farmworkers, logistics suppliers and more are struggling to keep up and it’s impacting the supply of fresh produce and staples. Here’s a look at the impact on pricing for a few food and ag products.
Local food is hot but there’s a disconnect between local producers and grocery retailers that Foodshed.io is hoping to solve.
IntelloLabs is working to solve the logistical and potentially brand-busting challenge of quality control in the high-value crops industry using computer vision.
“Vertical farming is not especially relevant in India,” says Omnivore’s Mark Kahn, but its equivalent is a company that galvanizes and coordinates the tens of thousands of already existing greenhouses dotted on the outskirts of India’s major cities, like Clover.
Sufresca, an Israeli startup designing edible fruit and vegetable coating solutions to reduce food waste and curb plastic packaging, has just raised $500,000 seed funding from the agri-foodtech VC Rimonim, the company disclosed to AFN.
The startup is trying to create a clearinghouse for fresh perishable produce products and hopes to expand beyond the US to other top-producing regions.
Yamaha Motor Ventures’ Nolan Paul tells AFN the biggest challenges for robotics and why he thinks Advanced Farm Technologies will go all the way.
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