Square Roots unveils Tokyo company to blend traditional Japanese farming with high-tech indoor ag
February 20, 2025
The network of indoor farms will use the Square Roots IP and modular farming platform to grow specialty crops.
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Tag: smallholder farmers
A Kenyan scientist/entrepreneur shares her journey through Deep Science Ventures’ alt-PhD program
February 5, 2025
“This was a win-win for me and I didn’t look back,” says Winnie Wambugu, cofounder of Nakuru Tubers and Deep Science Doctoral candidate.
Ag marketplace DeHaat adds farmer advisory services to its platform with AgriCentral acquisition
January 22, 2025
DeHaat says the acquisition will extend its reach to more than 12 million smallholder farmers across India.
Inside the Good Meat Project’s mission to change meat consumption
December 16, 2024
Agency, education, and myth-busting are key.
For Nzatu, regenerative agriculture is about building ‘a sustainable, long-term economy’ for Africa’s farmers
November 15, 2024
In addition to honey and ancient grains, the company has now launched a coffee product that’s being distributed in the US and Europe.
Agrifintech Agrolend banks $53m Series C: ‘It demonstrates the market’s confidence in our business model’
October 18, 2024
The Series C funding will allow Agrolend to expand its credit offerings to industries, retailers and cooperatives.
A new $75m investment pilot offers innovative finance for smallholders in low-income countries
October 18, 2024
“BIFT is a significant step forward in addressing the smallholder financing gap by unlocking much-needed private capital.”
Smallholder farmer adoption of agtech ‘high but inconsistent,’ says new study from 60 Decibels w/ Gates Foundation
September 18, 2024
Impact measurement firm 60 Decibels has released what it says is the first-ever study of smallholder farmers’ experiences with digital tools.
Guest article: the EUDR is an opportunity to progress data standards in agriculture
September 9, 2024
Integrating smallholder farmers into digital ag can help meet the EUDR objectives while also making farming more inclusive and sustainable.
Bangladesh’s Fashol tackles the agrifood supply chain to stabilize food prices for farmers and reduce food waste
July 30, 2024
Fashol aims to stabilize food prices for farmers and reduce supply chain waste through its agribusiness marketplace.
A quarter of the planet faces extremely high water stress. Meet the innovators trying to change that
July 29, 2024
Water was the theme of the latest Foodshot Global challenge, and more specifically, how tech can help protect water as a resource for food and agriculture.
Yola Fresh banks $7m to end smallholder farmer reliance on middlemen and boost access to fair pricing
June 3, 2024
“Our system is anchored on delivering fresh produce at the right price in a timely manner,” says co-founder Youssef Mamou.
Who’s investing in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers?
May 22, 2024
Mitigation receives about 90% of global public and private climate financing, which frequently sidelines efforts around adaptation.
With 2,000+ experts on hand, Partners in Food Solutions looks to boost Africa’s food security through food processing
April 29, 2024
The PFS consortium shares technical and business expertise with entrepreneurial food companies in 11 African countries.
Exclusive: Mexico’s Verqor and Brazil’s Traive partner, plan new product to bring more AI to agrifinance
April 22, 2024
Using Verqor’s market reach and Traive’s AI tech, the new product will speed up access to credit for smallholder farmers.
New AgFunder, ISF report highlights gaps and opportunities to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers
April 9, 2024
A first-of-its-kind report by AgFunder and ISF Advisors, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the pressing need to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers.
Gates Foundation’s agtech arm sets up shop in St. Louis to help smallholders in Africa
April 5, 2024
Gates Ag One will focus on crop innovations that benefit yields and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
300,000 tons of grain and counting: Nigeria’s ThriveAgric aims for year-round food production for Africa’s smallholders
February 27, 2024
ThriveAgric has a target to provide $500 million in credit to 10 million smallholder farmers by 2027 and $1 billion to 20 million by 2050.
Varaha raises $8.7m to help smallholders in Asia & Africa transition to climate-friendly farming methods
February 21, 2024
The Varaha platform measures and quantifies carbon sequestration for regenerative agriculture, afforestation and biochar projects.
Overhauling the global food system would bring ‘multi-trillion benefits’ to the planet, says new study
January 30, 2024
Overhauling the global food system could end undernutrition by 2050 and provide sufficient income to millions, says nonprofit.
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