1 in 5 ‘eager to try’ cell-cultured protein – but most prefer animal meat ‘in the long run’
August 19, 2021
However, the survey’s choice of terminology may be problematic.
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Data Snapshot: Ag biotech was fastest-growing farm tech funding category in 2020
August 12, 2021
AgFunder’s 2021 Farm Tech Investment Report, released earlier this month, showed that Ag Biotechnology deals increased 58% year-on-year.
EXCLUSIVE: Men urged to use ‘untapped power’ to reduce gender bias against women in agrifoodtech
July 15, 2021
Female agrifoodtech entrepreneurs experience persistent negative gender bias, according to a new report published by KK&P and EIT Food.
In Europe, the Covid crisis aligned with the start of a new agrifood investment cycle
June 3, 2021
It wasn’t only the pandemic that shifted trends in Europe’s agrifoodtech scene. 2020 was the start of a new innovation cycle on the continent.
Foodtech exits continue to lag, but there is cause for optimism
March 18, 2021
As AgFunder’s 2021 AgriFoodTech Investment Report shows, exits in 2020 were centered on subsectors that grew in relevance in light of Covid-19 – such as digital platforms for food delivery.
A mini guide to Latin American agrifoodtech in 2020
July 22, 2020
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.
Here’s a list of the top 100 alternative protein disruptors in Asia
June 22, 2020
The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific has also named who it believes to be the top 35 alt-protein investors in the region, and calls for more upstream focus on areas like raw materials.
Farm Tech Market Map: Why it’s time to distinguish farm tech from the messy supply chain
June 9, 2020
Take a first look at Seana Day’s new Farm Tech Landscape 2020 here, and some insights into what to expect next.
Agri-FoodTech in Europe boomed in 2019, with funding up 70% YoY. What’s in store for 2020?
May 21, 2020
European Agri-FoodTech startups raised $3.4 billion in funding in 2019 across 419 deals, a 70% year-over-year growth, according to new research from AgFunder in collaboration
US plant-based protein investment in 2020 will surpass 2019 as Q1 brings in $741m
May 14, 2020
US alternative protein investment in the first quarter of 2020 reached $741m, just shy of the $741m total in the whole of 2019, according to GFI.
AgFunder Digitalk #3: How Covid-19 is accelerating innovation across the food system with S2G Ventures
May 14, 2020
In our third digitalk, S2G exclusively discusses new research, which looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting global supply chains, and the role that tech can play in creating a more resilient agrifood ecosystem.
Global adoption of 25 farming practices could reduce CO2 emissions by 4.6 GT by 2025 – new McKinsey report
May 6, 2020
Technology has a role to play in helping farmers adopt these 25 practices which focus on everything from better resource management to smarter genetic selection in livestock
Top 20 Novel Farming System Deals of 2019
May 1, 2020
Novel farming systems saw a 37% increase in funding over 2018 as maturing companies raised larger rounds for the diverse segment.
Farm tech investment up 370% in 6 years. How will Covid-19 impact 2020 trends?
April 30, 2020
Come rain, shine, or coronavirus, there’s just no halting the AgFunder Research mothership. AgFunder just unfurled its new 2020 Farmtech Investment Report — a data-driven snapshot of global investment in startups building technologies for the farm.
Covid-19 will compound ASEAN’s long-term food security challenges – new report
April 14, 2020
Covid-19 has laid bare the region’s food supply chain problems. Collaboration between government and industry – often tech-based – will be key to solving them.
UPDATE: China’s biggest agrifood startup deals of 2019 include fraudulent Luckin Coffee
April 2, 2020
Luckin Coffee scored one of China’s top agrifoodtech startup fundings just before its May IPO, while e-grocer MissFresh landed the country’s biggest deal.
Chinese agrifood startups raised $3.6bn in 2019 as economic headwinds intensified
March 26, 2020
The third edition of AgFunder’s annual China AgriFood Startup Investing Report shows that the trade war and swine flu have taken a toll – but there are still plenty of reasons to be bullish.
Will meal kits make it to the 10-year mark?
March 13, 2020
As meal kit companies struggle to secure customer loyalty and combat churn, online grocery is gaining traction. Could dedicated meal kits soon be extinct?
Agrifoodtech is global: here’s a list of the top 15 deals outside the US in 2019
March 12, 2020
As US agri-foodtech investment slowed slightly in 2019, other markets picked up the slack. Here’s a list of the leading deals outside the US.
Analyzing 2019’s wild weather year: could technology have helped?
December 23, 2019
Weather events have plagued US crop production throughout the year, including severe floods and an early freeze. Using Indigo’s GeoInnovation platform, we take a deeper look and ask, could technology have helped farmers weather the storms better?
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