Joyn Bio and NewLeaf Symbiotics Seal a $75M Deal at AgTech Nexus
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, GAI Media A new $75 million partnership, announced this week at Global AgInvesting AgTech Nexus USA in Chicago, will bring innovation and sustainability to modern...
View ArticleGladstone Land Acquires 3,586 Acres and Facilities in South Florida for $58M
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Gladstone Land announced it has added to its Florida holdings with the acquisition of 3,586 acres of farmland and facilities in South Florida for a total...
View ArticleAlternative Protein Production Takes Off – iCell is Latest Startup to Make...
by Lynda Kiernan By 2050, the dietary needs of more than 10 billion people will have to be met – and met in ways that are sustainable, reduce climate change, and mitigate environmental challenges....
View ArticleMicrosoft Leads A$4.6M Round for Australia’s FluroSat
by Lynda Kiernan Microsoft’s venture fund M12 has led a A$4.6 million (US$3.2 million) round for Australia’s FluroSat, an agtech startup leveraging AI technology to improve agricultural yields....
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From AgTech Nexus: 15 Minutes With… Dr. Jerry Feitelson, CEO & Co-Founder of...
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, GAI Media Agribody Technologies, Inc. (ATI) of San Diego, California, is an ag biotech technology licensing, co-development, and crop breeding startup whose...
View ArticlePepsiCo To Acquire South Africa’s Pioneer Foods for $1.7B
by Lynda Kiernan PepsiCo has agreed to acquire South Africa’s Pioneer Foods for $1.7 billion, representing a 56 percent premium to the 30-day volume weighted average price prior to July 15. Pioneer...
View ArticleTen-Member Consortium Secures €17 Million for Pioneering Plant-Based Protein...
by Lynda Kiernan A ten-member consortium spanning five EU member states, including 3F BIO, Alcogroup SA, International Flavors & Fragrances I.F.F., Wageningen University, Bridge 2 Food, Life Cycle...
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Tackling California’s New Groundwater Regulations: One Farmland Investment...
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing agriculture investment opportunities and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 4, which will be distributed in...
View ArticleBlue Sky Begins Restructuring Process, Transfers Funds to Oaktree Subsidiary
by Lynda Kiernan Australia’s Blue Sky Alternative Investments has begun its dismantling process after being placed in receivership this May after breaching a covenant connected to a $50 million loan...
View ArticleAgroSavfe Raises €35 million for Novel Protein-Based Biocontrols
by Lynda Kiernan AgroSavfe, a biotech company dedicated to developing next generation protein-based biocontrol crop protection products, announced it has raised a €35 million (US$39 million) Series C....
View ArticleChina’s CEE Equity Partners Invests €60M to Acquire Romanian Grain Silos,...
by Lynda Kiernan China’s CEE Equity Partners announced an investment of €60 million (US$67 million) through China’s Central and Eastern Europe Investment Cooperation Fund II for the acquisition of 15...
View ArticleChinese Investor CNVM Seals Deal for $100M Meat Processing Plant in Queensland
By Lynda Kiernan China’s CNVM Investment has signed a deal with the Flinders Shire Council to advance the development of a $100 million meat processing facility and feedlot in the town of Hughenden,...
View ArticleContributed Content: Mandatory labeling of GMOs expected to expand market for...
By Peter Golbitz and Jacob Golbitz NOTE: This article first appeared in The Organic Broadcaster, July/August 2019 issue, Volume 27, Number 4, published by Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education...
View ArticleIsraeli Greenhouse Robotics Developer MetoMotion Secures $1.5M Investment...
By Lynda Kiernan Greenhouse, or indoor agricultural production, is a promising category for ag production and investing. However, it is not without its challenges, with labor costs accounting for as...
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Rapid Urbanization and Growing PE Investing: African Agriculture Set to Rise
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing agriculture investment opportunities and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 3, which will be distributed in...
View ArticleThe Growing Protein Opportunity in the Emerging Chinese Market
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing agriculture investment opportunities and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 3, which will be distributed in...
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15 Minutes With… Dr. Josh Silverman, CEO of Aromyx
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, GAI Media Imagine eliminating the wonder of knowing if your agricultural product is fresh before examining it, or having advance warning that your livestock may soon be...
View ArticleImpact Investor AgDevCo Expands Into Cote d’Ivoire with €8.7M Palm Oil and...
By Lynda Kiernan UK-based social impact and sub-Saharan-focused investor AgDevCo has expanded its geographic reach into Cote d’Ivoire with an €8.7 million (US$9.75 million) investment in DekelOil, an...
View ArticleInari Announces $89M Series C to Advance Next-Generation Seed Breeding
By Lynda Kiernan Mission-driven plant breeding technology company Inari announced the close of an $89 million Series C, funded by its founder Flagship Pioneering, along with Investment Corporation of...
View ArticleFood Waste Reduction in Focus – Two Startups Raise Combined $17M in Funding
By Lynda Kiernan Food and ag waste is a pressing problem occurring along the entire food supply chain from farm to storage, processing to retail, and on to restaurants and the point of consumption....
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