What is Agriculture Biotechnology?
September 7, 2017
Agriculture biotechnology (ag biotech) applies to all technologies used on the farm involving biological or chemical processes.
Menu
Menu
Tag: sustainability
Agrible Raises $9.7m of $15.7m Series B Led by The Andersons’ Maumee Ventures
September 7, 2017
Agrible’s suite of products for farmers largely center around the Morning Farm Report, a central dashboard which incorporates a range of data to give farmers field-level information about their farms.
Crop Protection: Biologicals Integrated with Chemicals
August 16, 2017
More collaboration between biological and chemical crop protection makers can better serve growers, workers, consumers, and the environment.
Ag Industry Brief: Automated Indoor Farming, M&A, Farmers Demand Climate Action, more
August 11, 2017
Agrilyst and Motorleaf have partnered up to facilitate increased automation for indoor, hydroponic growers plus new acquisitions and hiring.
NYC Hosts First Food Waste Fair for Exploding Food Waste Innovation, Revealing Challenges
July 26, 2017
Food waste issues are coming into the mainstream as investors and municipalities realize that there is money to be saved and made in keeping food out of the landfill.
Crop Protection: Biologicals vs Chemicals?
July 20, 2017
Chemical pesticides are under increasing scrutiny from consumers and regulators; biopesticides can provide an alternative or supplement to these traditional chemical pesticides, write Spencer Maughan and Kieran Furlong.
Women in Agtech: MicroGen Biotech’s Xuemei Germaine
July 18, 2017
This is the first profile in a special series that spotlights women entrepreneurs in agtech globally and follows on from an earlier feature entitled Where Are All the Women in Agtech?
New Jersey Investor Pledges to End Supermarket Waste in Five Years
July 4, 2017
California Safe Soil (CSS) technology is headed to the East Coast in a big way with the goal of ending supermarket fresh food waste in the United States in five years.
Aphea.Bio Raises $10m in Series A and Grant Funding for Microbial Soil Technology
June 26, 2017
The startup spun out of Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), the life sciences research institute founded by the Flemish Government in 1995, and raised all the funding from local Belgian investors.
Protix Raises $50m in Largest Insect Farming Investment on Record
June 14, 2017
Protix farms insects predominantly for animal and aquaculture feed, and has cracked the scalability challenge, according to new investors.
Q&A: Sustainable Investing at Green Century Funds
June 9, 2017
Green Century Funds is the only mutual fund in the US that is wholly owned by a consortium of nonprofits and it’s investing in food and agriculture.
The 4 Shocking Consequences of Food Waste
June 5, 2017
Ever get to the end of the week faced with a fridge full of rotting produce and gone off meat because plans to cook up a storm got sidetracked? You’re not alone.
Five Startups Win Accelerator Backing to Fight Food Insecurity, Waste, and Unsustainable Food Systems
May 25, 2017
The Good Kitchen, launched last year as Europe’s first accelerator program for social startup businesses tackling food issues, will award low-interest loans to the startups to get their businesses off the ground.
ADM Capital’s Cibus Agribusiness Fund Holds First Close on $100m
May 17, 2017
The new fund, which will focus on mid-market investment opportunities in sustainable food processing and production companies, is targeting a $500m final close in 2018.
Change is Not Optional: How Large Food & Beverage Companies Can Engage with Disruptive Technology
May 10, 2017
With technology set to disrupt the food & beverage industry, it’s becoming clear that, for companies that wish to survive, change is not an option, write sustainability consultant Tod Christenson.
Report: US Grass-Fed Beef Market Doubling Every Year, But Scaling Challenges Remain
May 8, 2017
Retail sales of labeled fresh grassfed beef reached $272 million in 2016, up from $17 million in 2012 and doubling every year, according to a new report entitled Back to Grass: the Market Potential for U.S. Grassfed Beef.
Aquaculture Feed Innovator Calysta Completes $40m Series D With Temasek & Mitsui
May 4, 2017
The financing will enable the business to achieve commercial scale manufacturing of its FeedKind protein, which is an alternative feed ingredient for fish, livestock and pet nutritional products.
Report: Cutting Pesticides Won’t Damage Profits for 77% of French Farms
May 2, 2017
A study of 946 farms in France has shown that pesticide use can be significantly reduced without lowering yields or profitability.
Report: Investing in Small-Scale Agriculture is 3x More Effective at Reducing Poverty Than Other Industries
April 25, 2017
If the United Nations and participating governments are to reach goals one and two of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), more investment and support is needed for small-scale agriculture, according to a new report.
Ag Industry Brief: Tyson Hires First Sustainability Officer, Food + Future Lab May Close, Unilever Acquires Sir Kensington’s, more
April 21, 2017
Tyson Foods Appoints its First Chief Sustainability Officer Major poultry producer Tyson Foods has named Justin Whitmore to the newly-created role of Chief Sustainability Officer.
Join the Newsletter
Get the latest news and research from AFN & AgFunder in your inbox.
Get the latest news and research from AFN & AgFunder in your inbox.
Follow us:
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Sponsored
Restoring the soil quickly is key to capturing returns in regenerative agriculture