Why we need bio-agriculture to help feed the world while reducing chemical usage
Bio-agriculture integrates conventional and natural farming, reducing farmers’ and consumers’ health imbalance and risks.
Bio-agriculture integrates conventional and natural farming, reducing farmers’ and consumers’ health imbalance and risks.
LanzaTech converts carbon emissions from industrial processes into high-value products via microbial fermentation, creating a more circular economy, says chief sustainability officer Freya Burton.
Coca-Cola and eight bottling partners have closed a $137.7m VC fund focusing on sustainability investments that will be managed by Greycroft.
What does ‘carbon neutral’ mean? According to a Morning Consult survey conducted last year, most US adults don’t know. So should companies use this term, and if so, in what circumstances?
The field results and registration mark the first geographical expansion for Israel’s Grace Breeding and its biofertilizer product.
Some of the largest food companies have set ambitious climate targets for 2030 and 2040, but they are not on track to reach them, says Kenny Fahey at Leading Harvest.
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.
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International Fresh Produce Association launches year 3 of its produce accelerator