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WEBFBN and ADM launch a new company to connect grain buyers with more regeneratively grown goods. Reporting from the frontlines of the food revolution where foodtech startups, entrepreneurs, and venture capital investors are transforming the industry.
What is Precision Agriculture and How is Technology Enabling it?
WEBApr 24, 2017 · Precision agriculture was born with the introduction of GPS guidance for tractors in the early 1990s, and the adoption of this technology is now so widespread globally that it’s probably the most commonly-used example of precision ag today. John Deere was the first to introduce this technology using GPS location data from satellites.
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WEBPlant-based whole cut startup Juicy Marbles plans US retail launch in 2025, aims for profitability by year end. Chef Robotics CEO: ‘A lot of robotics companies have made grandiose promises, but they haven’t really shipped any robots. We’re much more practical’.
Amazon for ag? Agrofy closes $23m Series B in LatAm’s largest …
WEBJan 16, 2020 · Argentina’s Agrofy has raised $23 million in Series B funding in the largest fundraising effort for a Latin American agtech startup on record. Agrofy is an online agribusiness marketplace matching buyers and sellers of a wide range of agricultural products ranging from machinery and crop inputs to farmland and financial services.
Enterra Feed Eyes World’s Largest Insect Farm in Wake
WEBAug 28, 2018 · Last week, Enterra Feed Corporation, an insect farming business from Canada, announced its latest round of funding and plans to construct three new insect factories in Canada and the US. The Cibus Fund, the food-focused fund managed by Asian investment group ADM Capital, led the Series B round, which also attracted new investment from PHW Gruppe, a German poultry products business, and a ...
About AFN - AgFunderNews
WEBPublishing daily news, our team of award-winning journalists delivers deeper insight on the growing foodtech, agtech and climate tech industries. A multimedia publication, AgFunderNews is a division of AgFunder Inc, one of the world’s most active agrifoodtech venture capital firms. Our news and analysis service includes:
John Deere Acquires 'See & Spray' Robotics Startup Blue River ...
WEBSep 6, 2017 · Editor’s Note: Deere & Company has acquired ag robotics startup Blue River Technology, according to an agreement announced at close of trading today. The tractor giant is acquiring the Sunnyvale, California-based Blue River for $305 million. (AgFunder Research can reveal that’s a roughly four times increase on the $87 million post-money ...
8 global agrifoodtech startups reimagining the future of food
WEBMay 12, 2020 · Alongside Leclerc and representatives of Rabobank, Temasek, Unilever and other companies, eight agrifoodtech companies will participate in the virtual summit, pitching their novel technologies. Their solutions, which address improved crop treatments, food traceability, personalized meals and even farmer finance, represent the latest innovation ...
Online ag marketplaces: An entry point for farmers into
WEBMay 4, 2021 · As internet connections spread further into rural areas and smart devices penetrate the world’s largest agricultural markets, more opportunities to use technology for the benefit of farmers are being unlocked. According to BlueWeave Consulting, the total value of the global digital farming market is expected to reach $10.2 billion by 2025.
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WEBAgFunder Network Partners. Founded in 2013, AgFunder and AFN‘s combined network has grown to almost 100,000 members and subscribers globally. These include leading foodtech and agtech entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, the representatives of governments and NGOs, media, thought-leaders, farmers, industry professionals, and …