Tag: Aquaculture

Aquaculture includes fresh water, marine water and brackish water Fisheries

THRIVE Africa Challenge Finalists

Post author By AgReads®
Post date January 16, 2021

On February 4th, ten (10) leading entrepreneurs creating new technologies and game changing innovations for global good, will take to the stage to present their innovative technology solutions. One winning startup will receive the THRIVE AFRICA Challenge Award, brand exposure, opportunity to participate in THRIVE’s Silicon Valley Startup Bootcamp, access to the THRIVE ecosystem, and […]

Tags Aeroponics, Agricultural Grant, Agricultural Innovation, Agricultural Tech - Farming Tech, Agriculture, AgriData - Use of Data in Food and Farming, AgriFoodTech, AgTech and FoodTech Funding, AgTech Startup, Aquaculture, AquaFeed - Fisheries, Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, Biocontrol Agents in Farming, Biofertilizers for Farming, Bioinformatics in Food and Agriculture, Biologicals in Farming, Biologics Era, Biopesticides in Farming, Bioproducts for Agriculture, BioTech, By-products from Food and Farming Industries, Canadian Agriculture Technology, Dairy, Digital Agriculture, Entrepreneurship in Food and Agriculture, Farmers - Agricultural Growers, Farming - Agriculture, Fish, Food and Agribusiness, Food Label, Food Packaging, Food Processing, Food Safety, Food Security, Food waste, FoodTech, Fresh Produce, Gene & Genomics, Gene Sequencing, Genetics, Hydroponics, Innovation in Food and Agribusiness, Milk, Milk Alternatives, Milk Products, Novel Foods, Plant-based Foods, Precision Agriculture, Robotics, Soil Health, soil testing, Strawberry, Supply Chain, Sustainable Agriculture, Value Chain, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Agriculture

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THRIVE CANADA Challenge

Post author By AgReads®
Post date December 26, 2020

In just a few short weeks, nine Canadian Challenge Finalists will take to the stage to present their innovative technology solutions & battle it out for the prestigious THRIVE Canada Challenge Award. It will also include the announcement of winners of Female Founders Award as well as People’s Choice Award. The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister […]

Tags Aeroponics, Agricultural Grant, Agricultural Innovation, Agricultural Tech - Farming Tech, Agriculture, AgriData - Use of Data in Food and Farming, AgriFoodTech, AgTech and FoodTech Funding, AgTech Startup, Aquaculture, AquaFeed - Fisheries, Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, Biocontrol Agents in Farming, Biofertilizers for Farming, Bioinformatics in Food and Agriculture, Biologicals in Farming, Biologics Era, Biopesticides in Farming, Bioproducts for Agriculture, BioTech, By-products from Food and Farming Industries, Canadian Agriculture Technology, Dairy, Digital Agriculture, Entrepreneurship in Food and Agriculture, Farmers - Agricultural Growers, Farming - Agriculture, Fish, Food and Agribusiness, Food Label, Food Packaging, Food Processing, Food Safety, Food Security, Food waste, FoodTech, Fresh Produce, Gene & Genomics, Gene Sequencing, Genetics, Hydroponics, Innovation in Food and Agribusiness, Milk, Milk Alternatives, Milk Products, Novel Foods, Plant-based Foods, Precision Agriculture, Robotics, Soil Health, soil testing, Strawberry, Supply Chain, Sustainable Agriculture, Value Chain, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Agriculture

Agriculture AgTech Nutrition Startups

RootCamp officially starts with international startups

Post author By AgReads®
Post date December 2, 2020

The AgriFood incubator from Hannover/Germany will support 5 startups for up to 12 months The RootCamp is a new startup incubator located in Hannover/Germany with a focus on agriculture and nutrition. The 5 startups in the first batch were chosen out of more than 100 applications (with 20% in Germany, 60% in Europe and 20% […]

Aquaculture Feed FoodTech Fund Raise

Fish feed start-up, eniferBio, raised €1 million in funds

Post author By AgReads®
Post date November 30, 2020

eniferBio, a biotech startup created under VTT LaunchPad deep tech startup incubator in 2019, recently raised more than €1 million in funding from Nordic FoodTech VC, which invests in the food technology, and Voima Ventures, which invests in science-based deep tech startups. The startup has developed a a new and sustainable production process for a […]

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Solve’s 2020 Sustainable Food Systems Challenge

Post author By AgReads®
Post date September 12, 2020

Agriculture occupies more than 40 percent of the Earth’s land and is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Farming, fishing, transporting, processing, and distributing food supports 28 percent of human livelihood, including 470 million smallholder farmers who often depend on less than 2 hectares for both income and sustenance. By 2050, that system will […]

AgTech Food Security Policy

Vision to make the UAE a global AgTech hub

Post author By AgReads®
Post date August 18, 2020

The AgriTech Sector Development Team – a team comprising public and private-sector stakeholders from the UAE’s growing agricultural technology sector – convened for a workshop to explore proposed interventions to promote the adoption of technology in agricultural sub-sectors, with the objective of ensuring food security for current and future generations in the UAE. The team […]

AgTech Aquaculture Fisheries Fund Raise

Aquaculture startup eFishery bags Series B funding

Post author By AgReads®
Post date August 14, 2020

Indonesian aquaculture start-up eFishery, which provides access to feed, financing and markets to fish farmers, has raised Series B funding round co-led by Go-Ventures and the Northstar Group. Existing investors including sustainable aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark and deep tech VC Wavemaker Partners also participated in the round. “We are really inspired by the impact that […]

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2020 Food and AgTech Bootcamp Winners Announced

Post author By AgReads®
Post date July 12, 2020

Eight innovative startups have been selected to participate in a 5-week virtual bootcamp hosted by AgLaunch, the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Sync Space, and The Biz Foundry. Teams accepted into the program will experience best-in-class agricultural entrepreneurship programming with engagement from members of the AgLaunch Farmer Network. They will also have access to best-in-class investors and mentors […]

Tags Agricultural Tech - Farming Tech, AgTech, AgTech Startup, Aquaculture, Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, Biocontrol Agents in Farming, BioTech, Education, Entrepreneurship in Food and Agriculture, Fertilisers for Farming, FoodTech, Mentorship, NanoTech, Nutrition, Soil Health, Startup Incubation, Training, USA Agriculture Technology, Vegetables

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ESG set aside over S$55 million to develop a vibrant agri-food tech ecosystem

Post author By AgReads®
Post date June 29, 2020

Enterprise Singapore (ESG) has set aside over S$55 million to accelerate the growth of promising local agriculture and aquaculture companies. ESG’s ongoing efforts will catalyse innovation and scalable solutions to meet evolving needs. ESG has put in place various initiatives to support the growth of the agri-food tech startup ecosystem and drive deep tech commercialisation. […]

Agriculture Fisheries

‘Survive, reboot, and grow,’ is the ‘new normal’

Post author By AgReads®
Post date May 4, 2020

Amid the challenges in global food systems due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA), Philippines, is ready to take on the challenge of the ‘new normal’ facing the country’s agriculture and fishery sector. It is imperative for the government to rethink and restructure its policies and practices to prevent from being overwhelmed […]

Tags Agricultural Grant, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Fish, Food Security, Government, Investments, Local Food, Philippines, Policy

Fisheries

Fish skin leather: artisans and designers are breathing new life into the tradition

Post author By AgReads®
Post date April 30, 2020

Fish skin leather used to be commonplace in many cultures. As practical and pervasive as the material was, the practice of making fish skin leather faded in the 20th century. Its loss is intertwined with colonialism and assimilation. Now, it’s making a comeback. Fish skin leather is also emerging as a commodity in the world […]

Tags Ancient Agricultural Knowledge, Aquaculture, Consumer Behaviour, Environment, Fish, Health, Leather, Strategy, Supply Chain, Traditional Knowledge, Trends

Food and Agribusiness

Genetics expertise could transform fish production

Post author By AgReads®
Post date April 19, 2020

The potential of fish and shellfish production to feed a growing global population could be significantly enhanced through advances in genetics and biotechnology. Most aquaculture species can produce many offspring, and large populations with improved genetics can be bred quickly for improved production performance. Farmed fish is on course to overcome wild fish as the […]

Tags Agricultural Innovation, AgTech, Aquaculture, BioTech, Fish, FoodTech, Genetics, SeaFood