Brief: USDA appoints first-ever federal committee for urban agriculture
February 3, 2022
The Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture includes several entrepreneurs and experts from the world of agrifoodtech.
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Nectar, Goodmylk backed by Telus’ $100m ‘responsible agriculture’ fund
November 23, 2021
The Canadian telco’s social impact fund boosts the number of agtech startups in its portfolio with this latest round of investments.
Singapore launches $45m agritech fund to boost urban food production
February 18, 2021
The Singapore government unveiled the fund, aimed at encouraging local agtech adoption, as part of its 2021 national budget and 10-year sustainability plan.
Agrifoodtech firms are flocking to Singapore, with Perfect Day the latest to land
December 20, 2020
The city-state’s trade minister predicts “many other companies” will follow Perfect Day and others setting up R&D and manufacturing facilities there.
Pushing for US & Middle East to eat organic, Saudi prince joins Back To The Roots round
November 4, 2020
“There’s an abundance of need for what they do,” Prince Khaled, Saudi royal and new investor in the Oakland-based startup, told AFN.
The three-legged stool: A feasibility analysis for starting a CEA farm
November 4, 2020
A prospective CEA farmer can create a successful business if they focus on three key factors: operational expertise, distribution, and capital.
Australia’s indoor ag sector has been slow off the mark. Here’s how to give it the kickstart it needs
July 20, 2020
Australia is technologically advanced, highly urbanized, and has farmers aplenty – but its urban ag industry is practically non-existent. Sydney startup Blakthumb finds out why.
Singapore food and housing agencies to rent out public rooftops for urban farms
May 21, 2020
Urban farming gets a boost as the Singapore Food Agency and Housing & Development Board tender out nine multi-storey car park rooftops to growers.
India’s First AgTech Accelerator Selects 8 Start-ups for Programme
July 15, 2015
The Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad business school, has selected eight food and agriculture technology start-ups to take part
5 Observations from GAI AgTech Week in San Francisco
July 6, 2015
As we look ahead to the Forbes AgTech Summit later this week, we took a moment to reflect on GAI’s AgTech Week, which took
Futuristic Jellyfish Barge Offers Floating Food Scarcity Solution to Farming-Challenged Regions
June 30, 2015
As the world population continues to climb, so does the demand for food. With a finite amount of arable land, keeping up on the supply side
Pop-Up Food Market Facilitator La Ruche Announces $9M Series B Round
June 17, 2015
Food retailers have been hot on the trail of new ways to help consumers stock their pantries and refrigerators. Using platforms similar to Amazon, many
Back to the Roots Nabs $2M in Quest to Become The “New Kraft Foods”
June 9, 2015
Oakland-based food company Back to the Roots announced this morning that it has closed its first funding round to the tune of $2 million. Fund
UrbanFarmers Closes $2.1M Series A Round
April 7, 2015
Big up for city farming! UrbanFarmers, a Zurich based company providing farming solutions for urban areas, announced the successful completion of a 2.1m Series A round
Freight Farms raises $3.7M from Spark Capital to grow food anywhere
December 18, 2014
The Boston Globe has reported that Freight Farms has raised a $3.7 million Series B round from Spark Capital to continue building out its farm
With $36M in funding, AeroFarms plans to set up a huge aeroponics farm in New Jersey
November 10, 2014
Gabe Friedman over at Bloomberg Businessweek reports that New Jersey based AeroFarms is taking over the former District 89 nightclub in the Ironbound district of Downtown
10 American Cities Lead Urban Agriculture
May 30, 2014
This post originally appeared on SeedStock. Small growers and urban farms are springing up across the nation, but many cities lack the infrastructure, zoning laws
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