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IBI Ag, a pioneering crop protection company developing a wide array of bio-insecticides with a lower ecological footprint, today announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round for a total of $10 million. The investment was led by Corteva (“Corteva”) through its Corteva Catalyst platform, with the participation of The Trendlines Group (SGX:42T) […]
Oxfordshire-based agri-tech firm SugaROx has published new research showing that while awareness of biostimulants among UK wheat growers is high, confidence in their performance remains low. The company says stronger regulation is essential to build farmer trust. The survey of UK wheat growers found that 95 per cent see weather variability as a major challenge […]
SugaROx, a UK-based venture leading the development of precision biostimulants, has announced a £400,000 strategic investment from a global player in the fertiliser industry, The Mosaic Company, as part of a £1 million seed round extension. Existing backers, including UK-based angel investors and sustainable growth-focused investment funds Future Planet Capital and Regenerate Ventures, contributed the […]
Maize growers could boost yields by up to 12%, and boost drought tolerance, by inoculating the crop with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), says seed biostimulant specialist Legume Technology. With soil temperatures across the country now at or beyond optimum levels for maize sowing, it’s the right time to consider using AMF to help the crop […]
ICL Group (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, recently announced its agriFood innovation and investment platform, ICL Planet Startup Hub, has led an investment round in Agrematch, an artificial intelligence (AI) agriTech startup. The two companies agreed to launch a joint, multiyear program to use Agrematch’s AI system for the discovery […]
ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, and ag-biotech company PlantArcBio, Ltd.(TASE: PLNT), today announced the development of a novel bio-stimulant technology platform, which will improve crop yields while having minimal impact on the environment. The platform successfully uses RNAi technology to maximize a plant’s natural yield increase mechanisms, without any genetic […]
Indian biotech company String Bio has announced a viable new technology that can turn the greenhouse gas methane into a valuable crop input. Reduction of atmospheric methane – eighty times more potenti as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide – presents the biggest opportunity to slow the pace of global warming, according to climate scientists. […]
Those who follow the US agriculture sector are constantly seeing news about innovations coupled with partnership and acquisition announcements. It can be hard to distinguish technological breakthroughs from hype. We hear swirling promises, feel lingering uncertainties, and yearn for demonstrated technological proofs. How do ‘cold hard facts’ really affect the commercial trajectory of a new […]
In Chicago, Back of the Yards Algae Sciences (BYAS), a sustainable biotechnology company has been working on a simple but elegant solution – …grow faster, grow better, and grow smarter by letting nature help itself. Vertical farming (VF) is a potential solution for the production of high-quality, accessible, and climate-friendly nutrition for growing urban populations. However, […]
Israel-China AgTech Webinar is a brand new “Innovative AgTech Bridge” of Israeli and Chinese AgriTech entrepreneurs, scientists, institutions, investors, and universities in one united place. During this webinar, opportunities and needs in precision ag, digital farming, drones, crop protection, bio solution, and additional agri-tech disciplines will be discussed. It’s a unique opportunity for Israeli agri-tech startups to […]
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