The startup provides automation software, connected hardware devices, and an e-commerce platform to create efficiencies for the local industry.
The Singapore-based startup has acquired stakes in ag produce supply chain businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam in recent weeks.
The e-commerce platform — which is reportedly exploring an IPO in the US in 2022 or 2023 — said it recently reached 20 million registered users.
Shiok Meats is planning to open a production facility in its native Singapore by 2023 to cultivate cell-based shrimp, lobster, crab, and crayfish at commercial scale.
The deal will see VinCommerce partner with the Chinese tech giant’s Lazada platform to build an e-grocery service in the country.
Vinh Hoan’s new Vinh Technology division will “access strategic opportunities in agritech, foodtech, and biotech” as well as alt-protein, it said.
It has just launched a burger made from house crickets plus a few plant-based ingredients; consumers couldn’t differentiate it from beef, the startup claims.
The region’s smallholders are increasingly active users of mobile tech, according to a new study – but adoption of solutions developed specifically for them remains low.
Cricket One is another insect-based protein startup that’s taking off in Asia, but why? AFN speaks with its founder, Nam Dang, to find out.
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