Tag: traceability

China International Food Safety & Quality (CIFSQ) Conference

October 30, 2019

Good health starts with safe food and the latest innovations for preventing contamination are explored at the annual CIFSQ Conference. Each year up to 1,000 delegates including 140 speakers from 30 nations attend to address common challenges facing the industry such as anti microbial resistance, food fraud, next generation sequencing, etc..

AFN introduces… SinGENE and Back of the Yards algae sciences

October 21, 2019

We speak to two up and coming startups in the GROW accelerator's latest cohort, as they tackle contemporary problems with age-old solutions.

GrainChain uses Blockchain to link up Honduras’ disjointed coffee industry

September 25, 2019

GrainChain is linking up Honduras' disjointed coffee supply chain with blockchain. We speak to its CEO on how it helps coffee's journey from plant to mug.

Dairy behemoth taps Norwegian foodtech to keep baby formula safe in China

September 5, 2019

One of the world’s largest dairy companies, FrieslandCampina, has tapped Norwegian company Kezzler to provide global traceability services for its top baby formula brand, FRISO.

Tariq Farid is taking edibles back with launch of new CBD business focused on traceability

August 6, 2019

Tariq Farid has been in the edible space for 20 years, but it’s not what you think.

Startup Europe Smart Agrifood Summit

June 20, 2019

Startup Europe Smart Agrifood Summit, an industry leading exhibition in creating innovative ecosystems in the European and Global Agrifood sector. The cities digital transformation is nowadays a reality. Now our bet is for the agrifood sector digital transformation.

How a Track & Trace Tech Startup is Fighting Crop Input Fraud in Ghana

April 23, 2019

QualiTrace, a young Ghanaian startup providing a track & trace solution for agrochemical manufacturers and farmers, is trying to fight this battle that stems from the lack of proper government regulation on imports of agrochemicals.

Thiel-Backed Breakout Ventures Invests in Phylagen $14m Series A with Cultivian, AgFunder For Microbe-Based Traceability

February 14, 2019

Microbiome data analytics company Phylagen has raised a $14 million Series A round led by Peter Thiel-backed Breakout Ventures, agrifood tech venture pioneer Cultivian Sandbox, supply chain innovation fund Working Capital with participation from AgFunder.

Why Olam is Deploying Tech First, Then Thinking About CVC

November 7, 2018

"We have realized that some companies have gone down the wrong path by adopting the approach of inventing the problem. They find a technology that's exciting and try to force-fit that technology for a problem that they don't have, Suresh Sundararajan tells AgFunderNews.

UPDATE: AgFunder Opens New Food Tech/AgTech Fund to Investors, Commitments Reach $4m in 1 Week

November 1, 2018

On our mission to democratize venture capital and increase investment in the food and agriculture industry, our fund is open to accredited investors as well as institutional investors, and we already have commitments from both.

SafeTraces Raises Further $10m for Series A from Bunge, S2G for Food Safety and Traceability Tech

October 18, 2018

Since raising the first round of Series A funding, SafeTraces gained particular traction in tracing tropical oils to determine the sustainability of the sourcing practices, and also tracing ammonium nitrate fertilizers that can be used in explosives.

The Gaps and Opportunities for Agribusiness Technology in Latin America

October 9, 2018

If global agricultural production needs to grow by 60% by 2050 to meet global demand, Latin America’s production needs to grow by 80%, according to its market participation and growth potential, write Ciro Echesortu.

Maersk Leads Blockchain of Food Startup Ripe.io $2.4m Seed Round

September 11, 2018

Ripe.io creates what it calls a "digital bridge" between farmers, distributors, processors, traders, restaurants, grocers, and consumers to record and share data on aspects of food's journey from farm to fork.

Key Takeaways from FoodTrack by Maersk as 2nd Edition Opens for Applications

September 3, 2018

Building on the positive learnings of the 1st edition, the 2nd edition of FoodTrack by Maersk will commence in November 2018 and Maersk is currently accepting applications from agrifood tech startups to take part.

Farmers Business Network Invests in AgriSecure to Help Farmers Transition to Organic

July 11, 2018

AgriSecure provides whole farm and field level budget planning & execution, organic farming expertise including training and coaching, certification and recordkeeping, and help with crop marketing.

Why Tyson Ventures is Investing in Sustainability and the Internet of Food

June 4, 2018

Tom Mastrobuoni, CFO of Tyson Ventures, speaks in-depth about the company's targeted investment areas and the rationale for investing in Beyond Meat, Memphis Meat, Future Meat, Tovala and FoodLoqiQ.

Q&A: Blockchain Traceability Startup CEO On Selling Blockchain to the Food System

April 2, 2018

We caught up with Emma Weston, cofounder and CEO of AgriDigital, on the sidelines of the recent World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit to discuss how she sells blockchain technology to different rungs in the supply chain with various levels of fluency, and where new traceability technologies should ultimately be headed.