Farmers Business Network (FBN) looks back on 10 years
Dec 18, 2023 · In 2014, Charles Baron and Amol Deshpande were concocting an idea that was practically unheard of in agriculture. “The goal was to put the world of agriculture at the farmers’ fingertips and empower them through information, technology and a network,” Baron tells AgFunderNews.. Farmers Business Network, commonly known as FBN, was born of that goal.
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AgFunderNews reports on the evolution of the global food and agriculture system. By going beyond the headlines, we analyse the people, companies and technologies aiming to improve human and planetary health. Publishing 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 ...
Bovaer gets US approval, but what will drive widespread adoption?
Jul 8, 2024 · The best-known feed additive for reducing methane emissions from burping cows, Bovaer (3-NOP) has just secured the regulatory green light for use in lactating dairy cattle in the US.
APAC agrifoodtech secures $4.2bn in 2024 - agfundernews.com
Nov 21, 2024 · The Asia-Pacific (APAC) agrifoodtech ecosystem has recorded an impressive recovery so far in 2024 with startups in the region raising some $4.2 billion, a 38% year-over-year increase, in the face of global market headwinds that have plagued the …
Ag Marketplaces & Fintech most funded 2024 African agrifoodtech
Oct 28, 2024 · Startups in the Ag Marketplaces & Fintech category have taken the top spot for funding in recent months, overtaking the Midstream Tech category in 2023 and bringing in $65 million, or 41% total investment on the continent so far in 2024* according to AgFunder’s recently published Africa Agrifoodtech Investment Report 2024. [Disclosure, AgFunder is the parent company of AgFunderNews.]
All G plans bovine lactoferrin launch in 2025 via microbes not cows
Oct 22, 2024 · If you’re going to make dairy proteins via precision fermentation, it makes sense to start with the highest value ones, says Sydney-based All G, which is aiming to launch bovine lactoferrin next year followed by human lactoferrin in 2026, with casein proteins to follow.. All G was founded in late 2020 by Jan Pacas (CEO), cofounder of Australia’s largest online pet care marketplace Mad Paws ...
Trump’s tariffs won’t help agrifood industry, says Charlie Dent
Nov 14, 2024 · Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the trade war that they could trigger—will be an unmitigated disaster for US consumers and agrifood companies alike, predicts former Congressman Charlie Dent.. “If he goes ahead, it’s going to have enormously consequential and negative impacts on American manufacturing and agriculture.” Dent, a Republican who represented Pennsylvania’s 15th District ...
Agtech VC investment on the rise again - agfundernews.com
Nov 13, 2024 · VC investment into agtech increased for the second consecutive quarter in Q3 2024, suggesting recovery for the sector after some major low points in 2023 and earlier this year.. According to newly released PitchBook data, agtech saw $1.6 billion invested across 159 deals in Q3 2024, with a 15% increase vs Q2 in deal value.Deal count declined 17.6% from Q2 2024, in keeping with a trend that’s ...
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Aspire Food Group cuts staff, scales back production at cricket farm
Nov 11, 2024 · Insect ag pioneer Aspire Food Group has laid off 100 of its 150 employees and is temporarily scaling back production at its new cricket farming facility in London, Ontario, AgFunderNews has learned.. David Rosenberg, a board member at Aspire since 2017, took on the CEO role at Aspire late last year. He told us that the company is “making some improvements to its manufacturing system” to ...