A lawsuit challenging ‘carbon neutral’ claims on bottles of evian spring water “defies science and common sense” and should be thrown out of court, argues Danone Waters of America in court papers filed late last month.
Venture builder Enviu has released a report after surveying Kenyan farmers to get their take on the regenerative ag movement.
While opportunistic food marketers are already jumping on the ‘regenerative ag’ bandwagon, we need more data to define what this means for individual crops before growers can see a clear business case for adopting new practices, says KIND Snacks.
Investors poured money almost equally into the Recycling and Prevention categories of food waste mitigation in 2022 in North America.
Investment from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the OCP Group will enable Bidra to expand the scope of its agrifood fund for climate startups.
Exploiting blockchain’s full potential around traceability requires us to think of the technology as a tile to be integrated with other available solutions.
IPCC estimates that between 3.3–3.6 billion people live in regions highly vulnerable to climate change, threatening reliable access to food and water.
The soil carbon project which already has 2700 farmers on board will help farmers adopt climate smart ag practices while connecting them to carbon markets.
There’s still scope for innovation in boosting farmer producticity and efficiency as AFDB predicts 60% increased food insecurity.
Bayer and Microsoft will offer off-the-shelf digital tools to aggregate ag data and better track everything from plant growth to supply chain visibility.
The macro headwinds startups face right now are also driving more interest in agrifoodtech as a solution to some of today’s most pressing climate issues.
‘Are GMOs the path to food security?’ A session turned debate on the adoption of GMOs in Kenya following the government’s decision to lift its ban sought to address this question.
UK’s Hectare nets $20m Series A to strengthen its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)offering, boost product development and expand into new international markets.
Sustainable Planet works with smallholder farmers in some of the world’s most arid places to produce water lentils that provide both food and income.
Agridex says it’s bringing transparency, connectivity and accessibility to ag value chains and its COO, Henry Duckworth believes blockchain is the solution.
Reeiwld says users its database of over 2 million products allows users to view a product’s carbon score and track their daily carbon calories.
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Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division says despite initial committment, JBS does not show it “has a plan” to achieve net zero by 2040.
Biomaterials startup Loliware has already scaled its alt-plastic straw made from seaweed and will introduce other products in the near future.
University professor and startup founder Kaiyu Guan discusses remote sensing, computational modeling and why scientific credibility is critical for agtech’s success.
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