Crop gene editor Tropic Biosciences banks $35m in fresh funding
July 6, 2022
The UK startup is applying gene-editing tech to develop high-performance varieties of three crucial commodity crops: banana, coffee, and rice.
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Virgin Money launches $251m Agri E Fund in a bid to help UK farmers hit net zero
June 6, 2022
The financial services provider will support UK farmers with green loans and carbon audits.
How innovation in farm payments can create a welfare system for the environment
May 31, 2022
Farm payments should mirror social welfare schemes in having both the short-term needs, and the long-term interests, of users in mind.
Stable raises $60m to help farmers manage food price volatility
May 26, 2022
It will use the Series B funds to grow its fintech platform which simplifies commodity hedging for farmers and food businesses.
EXCLUSIVE: Moa nets $44m Series B funding to launch the next generation of herbicides
May 26, 2022
With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
Connecting African smallholders with agronomic services, Climate Edge scores seed funding
May 18, 2022
The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.
EIT Food identifies unmet needs of Europe’s agrifood SMEs in new report
April 20, 2022
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.
UK becomes first country to regulate CBD products as food, ‘de-risks category for investors’
April 8, 2022
CBD products that are orally consumed, legal, and cleared for sale in the UK will now appear the Food Standards Agency’s CBD List.
Better Origin banks $16m in Balderton-led Series A for its AI insect mini-farms
April 7, 2022
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.
Livestock app Breedr bags $16m Series A funding as it moves into farmer finance
March 22, 2022
The UK-based startup, which helps cattle farmers keep track of their herds and trade animals online, is launching a product to help them with cash flow.
Q&A: How AgDevCo will use $90m from CDC, others to boost Africa’s mid-size agribusinesses
March 16, 2022
It’ll now be able to back more high-growth, ‘mid-cap’ agribusinesses aiming to become regional and global players, says chief investment officer Chris Isaac.
Better Origin on using insects to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs for Morrisons
December 22, 2021
The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.
Phytoform bags $5.7m to boost crop resilience through genome edits
December 16, 2021
The UK startup offers an AI-driven gene editing platform that uses CRISPR technologies to build more resilience in plants and better crop sustainability.
COP26 produced a ‘yoyo of feelings’ about agrifood’s climate role
November 11, 2021
The overwhelming feedback from COP26 has been one of mixed emotions as delegates tried to grapple with announcements and figure out their impact on agrifood.
IGS banks $58m to cement its place as the John Deere of vertical farming
November 4, 2021
“We’ve spent the money to take the R&D risk away” for vertical farm operators, IGS’s David Farquhar says on the sidelines of COP26.
Prince Charles’ ode to private markets at COP26 was a clarion call for agtech
November 3, 2021
If this is really is our “last, best chance,” the UK royal’s well-researched and well-grounded approach is worth taking seriously.
GROW & Innovate UK launch bespoke program to take British agrifood startups to Asia
October 20, 2021
Global Incubator Programme – Gateway to Asia will help eight UK agrifood startups develop a roadmap to remotely establish their in-market presence in the region.
Culling 150,000 healthy pigs shouldn’t ‘just happen’ in a functioning food system, Mr Johnson
October 8, 2021
Animal agriculture can become a more sustainable enterprise with the help of technology, investment, and entrepreneurialism.
1 in 5 ‘eager to try’ cell-cultured protein – but most prefer animal meat ‘in the long run’
August 19, 2021
However, the survey’s choice of terminology may be problematic.
Meet Biteback & Cellular Agriculture: The GROW Impact Accelerator’s food ingredient futurists
August 13, 2021
Biteback is creating edible oils from mealworms, while Cellular Agriculture has designed a new type of bioreactor to bring down cultivated meat’s costs.
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