Muddy Machines will use the acquired tech to assist with the ongoing labor shortages in global agriculture, specifically with berry crops.
Phytoform utilizes gene editing to accelerate changes that might naturally occur through traditional breeding methods.
Generate Capital recently invested $50 million in Grow Up Farms, which runs a renewable-energy-powered vertical farm in the UK.
The two companies will develop new systems for more precise identification and elimination of weeds in row crops.
Nestlé, Danone and others signed the Hope Farm Statement calling for the UK government to enact “a bold national food and farming strategy”
UK researchers say vitamin B12 holds ‘immense potential’ when it comes to the role of biofortified foods in our supply chain.
RootWave has launched a weeding machine for fruit orchards it believes can offer growers a faster, cost-effective way to manage more acreage.
UK agrifoodtech startups raised nearly $400 million across 77 deals, according to the latest data from AgFunder.
Pre-seed funding will enable NZN to progress field trials for its biological alternative for farmers to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
Nium will use the funds to develop its small-scale, low-energy-consumption system to clean up ammonia production’s dirty footprint.
Resurrect Bio uses gene editing to fix the innate immune system of crops and make them more resistant to disease.
SRC (Small Robot Company) is building survival runway via crowdfunding but says its difficulties are common amongst UK ag robotics startups.
The UK startup is applying gene-editing tech to develop high-performance varieties of three crucial commodity crops: banana, coffee, and rice.
The financial services provider will support UK farmers with green loans and carbon audits.
Farm payments should mirror social welfare schemes in having both the short-term needs, and the long-term interests, of users in mind.
It will use the Series B funds to grow its fintech platform which simplifies commodity hedging for farmers and food businesses.
With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.
Agrifood SMEs in Europe could do with some additional support from investors and industry – especially in terms of help with scaling-up, the report suggests.
The Cambridge, UK-based company aims to recreate ‘upcycling’ in nature by feeding our food waste to fly larvae – which are then fed to livestock.
