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“You’ll never think about food and farms the same way again.” David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy Climate change, water shortages and an ever-growing global population are making the world’s food supply more precarious than ever, but a new generation of female entrepreneurs is using high technology to secure the future of agriculture, as documented in the new […]
The Tesco Agri T-Jam has partnered with World Agri-Tech to offer seed and early-stage agri-tech innovators from around the world, the opportunity to work with the UK’s leading food retailer and its supply chain partners. Entries are invited until the closing date of June 10 (midnight US Pacific) from agri-tech start-ups with innovative breakthrough technologies […]
Farming has been around for thousands of years, but investments in agricultural technology have exploded over the past five years. With over $130 billion in assets under management driving a surge in investments, there is a great need for talent in this sector. Where do you find great talent with the experience and expertise in […]
James Beeland Rogers Jr., an American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore, has joined Singapore-based foodtech company Life3 Biotech as a member of its board of investors. Based in Singapore, Life3 is an innovative, award-winning company that focuses on revolutionising how people view health, nutrition and the future of functional food. Life3’s flagship product, “Veego” […]
The research, published on May 11, 2021 by the journal Foods, affirms that cultivated meat is likely to make up a major part of consumers’ future diets. The study showed patterns of greater openness to trying such products by younger generational groups: 87-89% of Gen Z adults, 84-85% of Millennials, 76-77% of Gen X, and 70-74% […]
Income-producing agriculture is a real asset that provides passive income and a hedge against inflation, and it’s an attractive investment for a diversified portfolio. These investments provide tangible yield derived from naturally produced products with little to no correlation to the overall stock market and lower risk of loss during market corrections, unlike farmland stocks […]
Toronto based CO2 GRO Inc. (“GROW”) (TSXV: GROW, OTCQB: BLONF, Frankfurt: 4021) is pleased to announce a commercial feasibility of a CO2 Delivery SolutionsTM system at Alberta based greenhouse grower, The Cucumber Man (“Cucumber Man or the grower”). This is GROW’s first commercial feasibility in Alberta. The commercial feasibility will be conducted in three acres […]
We are delighted to announce the launch of THRIVE Europe Challenge which will take place on October 7th, 2021. The Europe Challenge is part of THRIVES’s Global initiative which was launched with the USDA in 2020 and which recognizes and promotes key early and late stage startup innovators that positively impact different regions of the world. […]
According to the U.N. approximately 739 million people are starving around the world. This is a shocking figure which is only made worse by the fact that 30-40% of all food produced worldwide is wasted. This waste has devastating environmental, social and economic consequences that are estimated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation to be […]
The proof-of-concept incorporates real muscle, fat, and vascular-like system similar to a ribeye from a slaughtered cow, in strategy to build a diverse portfolio of cultivated meat cuts of any dimension. Aleph Farms Ltd.(the Company)and its research partner at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, have successfully cultivated […]
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