Australia’s Stacked Farm will expand its vertical farming business to the US, bringing what the company claims is “a technology platform and operating model that has already been proven at commercial scale.” The expansion includes plans for a large-scale vertical farming…
Plant breeders have more powerful tools at their fingertips than ever before. AI, genomic data and advanced technologies are opening new possibilities for breeding programs. But there’s a catch: someone has to keep up with it all. For breeders already…
Plant breeding technology is transforming how breeders use genetic data, AI and predictive tools to make decisions. Gene-G's Dagan Mor explores where these advances are delivering real value, where risks remain and why human judgment is still essential to successful…
Months after they began exploring a tech licensing partnership to bring mycoprotein production to India, Dhampur Bio Organics (DBO) and Planetary have signed a 10-year deal to manufacture sustainable protein and fibre ingredients. DBO will turn sugar and molasses into…
As Brits choose whole-food proteins over ultra-processed options, products like tofu and tempeh could witness a windfall. Capitalising on this shift is Tofoo & Co (formerly The Tofoo Co), which has broken ground on a large new manufacturing facility at Malton…
Liberation Bioindustries has received “no acceptable offers” following a strategic review to explore a sale or joint venture, and still needs a sizable sum to get its contract biomanufacturing facility in Indiana up and running, says key shareholder Agronomics. Construction…
AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. 🇺🇸 IMIO raises $12m to unlock nutrients trapped in crop residues with new generation of ‘dependable ag biologicals’ AgFunderNews 🇺🇸 Electric Plant Company launches from stealth…
Brevel, an Israeli biotech startup producing microalgae with a light-based fermentation process, has formed a joint venture with Indian business conglomerate The Wave Group to construct a large-scale biomanufacturing facility. The factory, funded by The Wave Group, will be based…
Bosque Foods, a Berlin-based biotech company is cultivating mycelium using fermentation to provide lower carbon footprint options that can replace industrially produced meat in order to help fight the consequences of climate change. First up on the menu are whole-cut…
I’ve been thinking about a farmer who doesn’t exist yet. Well, maybe they exist. They might be in high school right now, wondering whether to take over the family operation. Maybe they’re studying agriculture at university. Maybe they’re a 10-year-old riding…
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