Israeli Agtech Startup Agritask Raises $6M for Climate Smart Risk Management...
by Lynda Kiernan Tel Aviv-based agtech startup Agritask has raised $6 million from the InsuResiliance Investment Fund, an investment vehicle established for the German government by KfW Development...
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Executive Profile: Craig Ratajczyk, CEO of Illinois Soybean Association
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in agriculture technology and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 2, which will be...
View ArticleADM Reorganizes for Second Time in 14 Months, Creates New Business Unit
by Lynda Kiernan Chicago-based Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) announced it has undertaken its second reorganization in 14 months in response to challenging market conditions, adverse weather, and an...
View ArticleYield Lab Launches €21M European AgTech Venture Capital Fund
by Lynda Kiernan Yield Lab Europe has announced the launch of Yield Lab Europe Fund 1 LP, a new €21 million (US$23.6 million) European hybrid investment vehicle. The Galway-based fund’s first close...
View ArticleIsrael Investment Partners Closes Debut Fund Oversubscribed at $500M
by Lynda Kiernan Employee-owned private equity house Israel Investment Partners (IIP) has closed its debut fund, IIP I, oversubscribed at $500 million. An initial funding target for the fund was set at...
View ArticleChina’s COFCO Makes First Connections with Food Tech Startups Through Bits x...
by Lynda Kiernan China’s state-owned COFCO has announced a partnership with Chinese food tech venture capital fund Bits x Bites, reflecting COFCO’s first such agreement with a startup investor. The...
View ArticleContributed Content: 10,000 Years of Seed History Threatened by Climate Change
By Gerelyn Terzo, WIA Media NOTE: This story first appeared in the June 2019 issue, Volume 5, Issue 3, of the Women in Agribusiness Quarterly Journal, a sister publication to GAI News. Seed banks...
View ArticleGladstone Land Acquires Michigan Blueberry Farms for $7.8M
by Lynda Kiernan Gladstone Land has made its second permanent cropping acquisition in three months, announcing its agreement to buy two Michigan farms totaling 516 acres for approximately $7.8...
View ArticleIFC, TLcom Lead $10M Round for Kenyan Mobile Commerce Startup Twiga
by Lynda Kiernan The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and TLcom, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, have co-led a $10 million funding round for Twiga, a Kenyan agtech startup that uses...
View ArticleAgDevCo Makes First Investment in Kenya
by Lynda Kiernan UK-based social impact and sub-Saharan-focused investor AgDevCo has announced its first investment in Kenya. In partnership with Root Capital, AgDevCo is investing $5 million in a...
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Contributed Content: Part III – Lessons in Consumption: Fresh Water Scarcity...
This is the third article in an eight-part series published by GAI News that examines eight existing trends set to alter the structure of our global food system. Join us each month for a new...
View ArticleBritain’s Ocado Enters Vertical Farming with Pair of Investments Totaling US$22M
by Lynda Kiernan Britain’s Ocado, the world’s largest online grocery retailer, has made its first venture into vertical farming with a pair of agreements representing a total investment of £17...
View ArticleCPC Continues Divestment with Sale and Lease Back Deal for Manbulloo Station
by Lynda Kiernan Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) continues its divestment strategy, announcing the sale and lease-back of its Manbulloo Station located in the Northern Territory through a deal...
View ArticleVestaron Raises $40M Series B to Advance Biopesticides
by Lynda Kiernan Biopesticide developer Vestaron announced it has raised a $40 million Series B led by Novo Holdings, and including continuing investors Anterra Capital, Cultivian Sandbox, Open Prairie...
View ArticleSaving the Bees, Saving Ourselves
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in agriculture technology and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 2, which will be...
View ArticleAquabyte Raises $10M Series A to Bring AI to Aquaculture
by Lynda Kiernan Aquaculture tech startup Aquabyte announced it has raised $10 million through a Series A co-led by existing investors Costancoa Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Other...
View ArticlePioneering Ventures Floats $70M Rural India Impact Fund
by Lynda Kiernan Pioneering Ventures, a Zurich and Mumbai-based venture capital accelerator focused on India’s agriculture and food sectors, has announced the launch of the Rural India Impact Fund, a...
View ArticleAlium Capital Leads $10M in Seed Funding for Hart Dairy
by Lynda Kiernan Mission-driven Hart Dairy, the largest single-source producer of 100 percent free-range and grass-fed milk in North America, announced it has secured $10 million in Seed funding...
View ArticleInFarm Raises $100M Series B to Drive Growth of Urban Farming Platform
(photo courtesy of InFarm) by Lynda Kiernan Berlin, Germany-based urban farming startup InFarm has raised $100 million in equity funding and debt financing through a round led by London-based Atomico....
View ArticleGladstone’s Latest Deal Brings the Investor Into a New Region and a New...
by Lynda Kiernan Gladstone Land has announced its second deal in a week’s time (and fourth for the year) that brings the investor into a new U.S. region and adds a new permanent crop to its portfolio....
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