Startups focused on food and water received more climate-conscious capital than those in any other sector over the past 12 months, according to Climate Tech VC.
Heineken UK will work with 10 farmers to explore how practices like cover cropping can improve the emissions profile of beer’s main ingredient.
Picnic dispatches groceries from strategically located, automated hubs to its customers’ doorsteps using electric minivans.
Meat for human and animal consumption is responsible for 57% of food production’s emissions – with beef alone making up 25%.
In a world first, the GM crop – developed in the early 1990s to provide higher levels of vitamin A – was recently approved for commercial planting in the Philippines.
A collaborative ecosystems approach is urgently required if we really are to ‘fix’ the food system, writes Edible Planet Ventures CEO Sharon Cittone.
Investor backing for technologies focusing on or close to the farm soared to $7.9 billion in 2020, or 41%, representing a bigger year-over-year jump than both agrifoodtech and global VC investing.
AppHarvest also announced the appointment of former Amazon tech exec Mark Keller to head up its on-farm robotics efforts.
Five major fast food brands have – or will – set “science-based” targets after interventions led by sustainability advocates FAIRR and Ceres.
The Brazilian startup said it will use the funds to develop precision ag technologies “with a focus on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to climate change.”
FLINTpro has been built in Australia to help the ag industry and government understand what they need to report to improve their land management practices.
Eight startups presenting at F&A Next’s virtual summit on May 26 exemplify the creativity and ingenuity that has global investors eager to place their bets on the agrifoodtech sector at large.
Carbon Neutral aims to help brands with carbon accounting and offsetting by providing a third-party certification and consumer-facing label.
The soil carbon market is nascent but growing, and with it, a lot of complex questions, including how to ensure that farmers see the value.
Danone subsidiary Nutricia North America, a specialized nutrition brand, also recently achieved Certified B Corp status.
FarmTogether offers accredited investors an opportunity to browse and buy into farmland opportunities through its Terra platform.
We need entrepreneurs and thought leaders in regenerative food and agriculture to have a high RQ. Logan Yonavjak and Adrian Rodrigues tell us why.
The projects will complement BASF’s offerings in seeds, seed treatments, biological and chemical solutions, and digital services.
The Tennessee startup is the first company in the US to grow the indigo plant at a scale usable by the commercial denim industry.
The pair’s packaging is a micro-perforated compostable film that reduces food waste by extending shelf life while cutting plastic pollution.
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