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[ad_1] AgFunder’s China AgriFood Startup Investing Report 2019 with Bits x Bites reveals that Chinese food and agriculture startups raised $3.6 billion last year, down 38% from 2018’s $5.8 billion. Last year didn’t see a repeat of 2018’s outsize transactions, like Meituan Dianping’s $1.5 billion pre-IPO raise. Also contributing to the decrease in investment in […]
[ad_1] Jakarta-based TaniHub Group has raised $17 million in ‘Series A-plus’ funding, following up on its $10 million Series A round in May last year. The latest round was co-led by Indonesia’s Intudo Ventures and Singapore-based Openspace Ventures, both of which participated in the earlier Series A raise. Other investors joining the A-plus round included […]
[ad_1] The proliferation of algae isn’t typically a good sign, environmentally speaking. Algae blooms, which are worsening with climate change, strangle other freshwater organisms and marine life. But Sofie Allert and Angela Wuff have a vision of how algae can be used to have a positive environmental impact. “Algae are really incredible organisms,” Allert tells […]
[ad_1] DiMuto, a supply chain visibility platform for the agrifood sector, has received funding from Colombia’s Latin Leap VC Studio. The Singaporean startup will use the funding to support its expansion in Latin America. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. DiMuto digitizes agrifood supply chains using blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. So far, […]
[ad_1] A drive down some of Ukraine’s yawning roads is a lesson in scale. Fields of swaying crops span for miles beneath a blue sky—a view fitting for one of the world’s top grain producers and underscoring how the Eastern European country earned the nickname “Europe’s breadbasket.” Just how extensive Ukraine’s farmland is has only […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Winnie Leung is vice president at Bits x Bites, an agtech and foodtech-focused venture capital firm based in Shanghai, China. AgFunder produces its annual China AgriFood Startup Investing Report in partnership with Bits x Bytes. AgFunder is the parent company of AFN. Last year, agrifood startups in China – the sector’s biggest […]
[ad_1] Strictly speaking, vertical farming has been with us since the dawn of agriculture; it would be interesting to see wheat growing any way other than vertically. But the term, despite its ambiguity, is now recognized shorthand for vertically stacked farming, where layers of crops are grown on top of each other, and where conditions like light, […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Based in Singapore, John Friedman is director of AgFunder’s Asia operations and investment director at GROW, the global agrifood tech accelerator backed by AgFunder and supported by Enterprise Singapore. AgFunder is AFN’s parent company. Having received nearly 500 entries from startups and academic R&D teams across the globe, applicants to the United […]
Entrepreneurs are making agriculture more attractive to youths by showcasing stories about people who are into agribusiness. They are using Agribusiness TV, DANIEL ESSIET reports. The web and electronic media play very important roles in the dissemination of agricultural information. This is because they reach a wide range of audience at a very fast rate. […]
[ad_1] When it comes to niche tech solutions, farmers have more options today than at any time in the past. From marketplace apps that help them to buy supplies and sell their produce, to drones and sensors linked to their phones that help them keep their farms in check, there is an abundance of choice. […]
[ad_1] Australia is the driest country on Earth. More than two thirds of its landmass receives less than 500 mililitres of rain each year; the devastating bushfire season this past summer, which made headlines across the globe, shows just how destructive this lack of rainfall can be. But Australia is also one of the world’s […]
[ad_1] Wangjiahuan, a Chinese B2B portal for agricultural produce, has raised 600 million RMB ($85 million) in a funding round led by ‘super app’ Meituan Dianping. A Meituan spokesperson confirmed its investment in Wangjiahuan to AFN. Based in Shenzhen, Wangjiahuan is one of several farm-to-business (F2B) ecommerce platforms competing in the Chinese market. Its rivals […]
[ad_1] Plant-based food products are often touted for their environmental benefits over those involving animal agriculture, but they’re certainly not perfect. Growing and processing crops into food products still requires a lot of natural resources including water, fertilizer, pesticides, and energy. Benson Hill, the crop genetics startup based out of St Louis, Missouri, is working […]
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Hemendra Mathur is an investor, mentor and board member of many Indian agritech, food, and foodtech startups and overseas. He works as venture partner with Bharat Innovation Fund. He is also co-founder of ThinkAg – a platform for accelerating adoption of innovations in the agriculture and food space. The views expressed in this […]
[ad_1] Alternative protein gets plenty of limelight in the agri-foodtech arena nowadays. But there are startups from outside the “fake meat” craze that are having just as big an impact on the global ecosystem. Agribusiness marketplaces are one such category, seeking to bring greater efficiency to the agrifood supply chain both upstream and downstream of […]