Guest article: Agtech poised for a rebound in 2025?
January 1, 2025
Despite some widespread challenges for agtech, Rabobank has identified multiple themes that remained resilient in 2024.
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New fund from Astarte & Toesca underscores the promise of investing in Latin America’s permanent crops
December 13, 2024
Chile is becoming increasingly attractive to investors looking to back nature-based and/or sustainable agriculture-based solutions.
Q&A: CEO Sam Sneddon on how WollemAI plans to become the climate tech vendor of choice in Australia and Southeast Asia
December 10, 2024
WollemAI’s CEO Sam Sneddon talks to AgFunderNews about the company’s strategic positioning and future plans
Judge reverses course over Evian carbon neutral claims
November 29, 2024
While some consumers might not understand what ‘carbon neutral’ means, said the judge, the relevant question is, ‘Would the label have misled a reasonable consumer acting reasonably under the circumstances?’
YoLa Fresh founders on how a more efficient food system can reduce emissions and water consumption in Africa.
November 4, 2024
In an interview with AgFunder News YoLa Fresh co-founders explain how their company is addressing key challenges like food waste, inefficiencies in fresh produce distribution, and limited market access for smallholder farmers.
Guest article: Pure sustainability isn’t enough. Why stewardship is better for farmers and the planet
October 31, 2024
Too often, conversations about ‘sustainability’ focus too narrowly on specific farming practices without acknowledging the many other considerations farmers juggle in a given season. Stewardship is about a more holistic approach.
90% of farmers to maintain or increase spending on bio-based crop protection, says McKinsey global farmer survey
October 21, 2024
Concerns around the price of inputs and extreme weather events could increase adoption of sustainability practices among farmers globally.
Global demand for seafood is soaring but how well funded are aquatic food tech startups?
October 1, 2024
Global demand for seafood is set to soar in the coming years, yet in the first half of 2024 funding was down 40% compared to the first half of 2023.
Guest article: Empowering the Global South: why open data is key for sustainable farming, EUDR compliance
September 5, 2024
Despite their green credentials, smallholder farmers in the global south face significant challenges under new EU regulations such as EUDR.
Deere leads HabiTerre’s $10m Series A first close to build ‘the global standard’ for sustainability metrics
August 26, 2024
HabiTerre will use the funds to scale up its environmental systems models that can analyze farming’s impact on the environment.
FBN and ADM launch a new company to connect grain buyers with more regeneratively grown goods
August 19, 2024
The companies have launched Gradable to expand their platform of the same name both nationally in the US and globally.
Guest article: Lessons for regenerative agriculture investors from Groundswell 2024
July 24, 2024
Events like Groundswell UK are key to understanding agricultural practices and forging relationships with pioneering regenerative farmers.
Financiers can close the regenerative agriculture funding gap — and unlock $4.5tn in the process
June 20, 2024
Financing for regenerative agriculture could unlock $4.5tn in new investment opportunities, according to a new report.
New kid on the natural vanillin block? Spero Renewables hones extraction and bioconversion process from corn fiber
June 7, 2024
Santa Barbara based startup Spero Renewables is seeking to disrupt the vanilla flavors market with tech it claims can create more cost-competitive natural vanillin.
CIBO now offers ‘end-to-end’ strategies for farmers and F&B companies tackling Scope 3 emissions
June 5, 2024
CIBO just unveiled a new Scope 3 offering designed to help agricultural enterprises and the growers they need to transition.
‘People don’t realize how much fashion needs new materials’ but biomaterials investors can be hard to find, say experts
May 16, 2024
From setting investor expectations to communicating the realities of R&D, here’s what biomaterials startups should be considering.
Middle-income countries hold 75% of all climate mitigation opportunities, says new World Bank report
May 6, 2024
MICs have “an outsized role to play” when it comes to climate mitigation, says a new report from World Bank.
Kenya’s Stable Foods on bolstering food security with irrigation tech: ‘The response from farmers has been encouraging’
April 18, 2024
Via an irrigation-as-a-service platform, Stable Foods tackles the prevalent challenge of food insecurity and poverty in East Africa.
Meet the founder: ‘You cannot be green if you’re in the red’ when it comes to financing regen ag, says Agreena’s Simon Haldrup
March 29, 2024
The CEO and co-founder of soil-carbon startup Agreena talks agrifinance, regenerative agriculture, and how to help small farmers.
Meet the founder: NitroVolt cofounder talks sustainability and farmer self sufficiency through green ammonia
March 8, 2024
Fresh off a fundraise, Denmark-based NitroVolt CEO and cofounder discusses the path from PhD student to CEO of a climate tech startup.
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