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New School Foods, a trailblazer in the plant-based seafood sector, has successfully raised an additional $6 million in a seed extension round. This latest infusion of capital comes from prominent investors including Inter IKEA Group, Good Startup, Ne

Africa’s decline in soil fertility is a growing crisis, with crop yields plummeting year after year. This issue is particularly dire for smallholder farmers who rely on small plots of land, averaging only half a hectare, for their livelihoods. Among

The Trusted Advisor Partnership (TAP), a pioneering program designed to enhance the skills of certified crop advisors (CCAs) in soil health and regenerative agriculture, is set to expand into Canada’s Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces. This initiat

Climate-focused deep tech startup HabiTerre has announced the initial close of $10 million in its Series A funding round, with agricultural giant John Deere leading the investment. John Deere’s involvement is particularly noteworthy, as the company h

As the vertical farming sector undergoes a significant market correction, a few resilient companies are emerging stronger than ever. Among them is the UK-based Grow Up Farms, which recently secured a substantial £38 million ($50 million) investment f

This week has been a whirlwind of activity in the agritech and foodtech sectors, with significant funding rounds, strategic partnerships, and some unfortunate layoffs making headlines.

In a notable funding round, Germany-based climate tech startup

Brazilian software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup BemAgro has recently secured a $2.6 million pre-Series A funding round from a consortium of investors, including CNH Industrial, Suzano Ventures, and ATVOS. This follows an earlier $1.8 million pre-Serie

Since 2012, agriculture-related gene editing startups have collectively raised over $2.7 billion, according to AgFunder data. This sector, although recently impacted by a downturn in venture capital, is showing promising signs of recovery in 2024. Th

US-based startup Phospholutions has achieved a significant milestone in its quest to enhance the efficiency of phosphate fertilizers, announcing the commercial-scale production of its RhizoSorb additive. This development comes through a strategic par

In the latter half of the nineteenth century, North Dakota and other regions in the United States and Canada witnessed the emergence of commercial wheat farming operations on an unprecedented scale. Dubbed “bonanza farms,” these enterprises spanned t