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Cell-cultivated seafood innovator Forsea struck a major breakthrough in making freshwater eel farming a viable commercial reality. The start-up announced its organoid technology reached a record-breaking cell density of more than 300 million cells/ml, and with minimal and precise use of cultured media ingredients. This is the highest cell density recorded in the field, moving […]
NitroVolt, a Danish startup developing green ammonia for farmers has secured 3.5 million euros in seed funding. Participants in the round include BackingMinds, a Swedish early-stage venture capital firm, EIFO, the sovereign wealth fund of Denmark, and climate tech and early-stage investors EQT Foundation, Satgana, and DivisionM. The Breakthrough Energy Fellowship has provided a grant […]
The funding round was led by Convent Capital, with participation from EIFO and Navus Ventures, providing a total of nearly DKK 80 million. The FarmDroid robot can sow, remove weeds, and reduce pesticides usage with a new micro spray system, all while operating continuously in the field, powered by solar energy. Now, FarmDroid is set to […]
NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC’s advanced technologies, has revealed the seven new standout startups selected for the Elev X! Ignite cohort, Batch 12. Since 2018, NEC X has helped fuel the launch and growth of over 130 innovative tech startups, transforming their visionary ideas into scalable successes. The latest ventures […]
Agmatix, a leading agricultural data and AI-powered technology company, announces the launch of RegenIQ at the Regenerative Agriculture Summit in Europe. RegenIQ is designed to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture by offering a structured approach to assessing the impact of field-level efforts, supporting both environmental health and productivity. Aligned with regenerative agriculture’s leading global […]
Half of the fertiliser used on UK wheat crops could be removed, without yield or quality penalties, if a unique combination of nitrogen-capturing technologies is successful in trials. Under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra has funded a £1m project to investigate the potential to create a foliar photocatalyst-and-endophyte prototype that can help cereal and oilseed […]
Providing sub-Saharan smallholders with a cost-effective alternative to expensive artificial nitrogen fertiliser has come a step closer for British agri-biotech company Legume Technology, following the award of a grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The Nottinghamshire company, which has been working on microbial biofertilisers […]
PheroSyn – an innovative agricultural technology company specializing in the development of insect pheromones for sustainable crop protection – announced today that it has secured investment from Tall Grass Ventures (TGV), a leading Canadian venture capital firm focused on early-stage agri-food tech startups. This funding will accelerate PheroSyn’s mission to replace harmful chemical pesticides with […]
The Malaysian CropLife & Public Health Association (MCPA), a national association representing the plant science and public health industries of Malaysia, calls for action against illegal pesticides after the tragic poisoning incidents of two young boys and the hospitalization of a teenager upon consumption of rat poison-laced snacks, as reported in the media. These heartbreaking […]
Cell-based seafood maker Wanda Fish, Ltd. unveils its first cultivated bluefin tuna toro sashimi. The creation of this prototype addresses the burgeoning demand for bluefin tuna via a pollution-free, quality-consistent, and sustainable supply of the highly sought fish. The raw toro specialty is composed of the underbelly of the fish. It has the highest fat […]
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