Report: Algae Market to Reach $45bn by 2023
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What is AgriFood Tech?
Agrifood tech is a small but growing segment of the startup and venture capital universe that is increasingly capturing the attention of investors.
Report: China’s Foreign Food & Ag Acquisitions Set to Increase
After a series of high profile acquisitions and more likely on the way, China is poised to have a much larger footprint in the global food supply chain in the near future, according to a new report from Rabobank.
Report: Smart Farming Can Make Food Supply Uncertainty and Volatility a Thing of the Past
Smart farming is the use of digital technologies on the farm to help farmers manage their operations more reliably and efficiently, largely through precision agriculture.
The Future of British Farming: Accentuate the Technology and Eliminate the Subsidy
Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK to re-pivot, refocus and redeploy its capital and energies towards the nation’s value-added agricultural technologies and cutting-edge science capabilities, writes Richard Ferguson.
Report: Cracking the Code on Precision Farming and Digital Agtech Adoption
There are five key barriers to digital agtech adoption, according to a new report from Rabobank.
Survey: Midwest Farmers Have Mixed Feelings About Investing in Agtech Products
Agriculture technology solutions have to be a user-friendly and a worthwhile investment for farmers to take the plunge, farmers told FBN in a recent survey.
How Remote Sensing Powers Precision Agriculture
Modern sensing instruments have advanced far beyond simple photographic film. Today’s devices measure light, radiation, and heat by capturing different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, writes Joe Byrum.
Cannabis Startups Raise $66.3m in 2016 as Canopy Leads 2017 with $300k Accelerator
There was a more diverse set of technology startups serving the cannabis market in 2016, although investment levels were similar to 2015.
A Year of Contrasts: Agtech Funding Dips to $3.2bn while Deal Activity Rises 10% in 2016
Agtech funding in 2016 was a tale of two halves as the number of deals closed increased 10% to 580 due to an uptick in seed stage activity, while investment dollars fell 30% to $3.2bn.
Too Much Information Can Cause Food Waste – report
Consumers, educated about food waste but told their waste was going to be composed wasted just as much food as those who were uneducated about the perils of waste.
How Machine Learning and Big Data Are Driving Progress in Indoor Agriculture
Comet Labs and Orange Silicon Valley recently partnered on a report entitled: Bringing Digital Intelligence to Indoor Farming -- urban agriculture in the age of AI. Here are their key learnings.
Report: Agribusinesses Prioritizing Agritech Investment but Don’t Feel Prepared
Agribusinesses are at risk of being left behind if they don’t make technology investment a core part of their strategy, according to a new report from BCG Consulting and AgFunder.
A Guide to the Investors Funding the Next Agricultural Revolution
The next agricultural revolution is upon us. Entrepreneurs from a wide range of disciplines are innovating at a pace never seen before in the industry. But who's funding this innovation?
Agriculture Technology Trends: Agtech Captures More Attention but Investment Falls in H1
Investment into agriculture technology startups fell 20% year-over-year in the first half of 2016, as 307 funding deals collected $1.75 billion. At the same time, deal activity increased 7% and the number of unique investors increased 52% year-over-year.
How to Grow Smarter and Connect Ag with Tech: French Telecom Giant Orange Takes a Closer Look at Agritech
Orange Silicon Valley (OSV), the Bay Area innovation division of French telecommunications company Orange, has released a new report focused on agritech
Making Agtech Matter in Today’s Agricultural Economy
On a quest to understand the forces at play in the agricultural economy, and to assess the role that agtech could play in this economy, Rogers has written a two-part in-depth analysis for AgFunderNews
Are the Good Times Really Over for Good? The Future Direction of the US Ag Industry
On a quest to understand the forces at play in the agricultural economy, and to assess the role that agtech could play in this economy, Barclay Rogers, CEO of Good Earth Irrigation, has written a two-part in-depth analysis for AgFunderNews.
Survey Points to Agtech Deployment Doubling in 6 Years Despite Adoption Challenges
In recent months, the focus of conversations in the agriculture technology startup scene has moved on from the initial excitement about the potential for technology to transform and disrupt the industry, to the challenges around adoption.
How to Close the Agtech Adoption Gap
A new whitepaper released today tackles the topic of agtech adoption. Entitled 'Beyond the Hype: How Agricultural Technology Wins Customers and Creates Value', it offers six suggestions to agtech startups.