By Joseph Byrum History is filled with naysayers who doubted technology’s ability to lift society past hurdles once thought insurmountable. Thomas Malthus was the classic exponent of this philosophy, outlining in his great 1798 work how famine, disease, and war were the inevitable consequence of food production’s inability to keep pace with population growth […]
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital When most people contemplate eating a meal featuring alternative protein, these days they think about something plant-based, due to the incredible success of the Impossible Whopper and Dunkin Beyond Sausage Sandwich. However, cellular-based proteins are starting to make an impact on the alternative protein market. December 2020 could be […]
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 distributed in conjunction with the 5th annual AgTech Nexus USA event, held in Chicago on July 22-23, 2019. Join us in Chicago to hear valuable insight and best practices from the expert speaking […]
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 distributed in conjunction with the 5th annual AgTech Nexus USA event, held in Chicago on July 22-23, 2019. Join us in Chicago to hear valuable insight and best practices from the expert speaking […]
by Arama Kukutai, Managing Director at Finistere Ventures, LLC Activity in the Agtech sector has skyrocketed over the last five years—marking its arrival as an important piece of the venture capital ecosystem. And as with any important milestone, understanding how we got to where we are today and the trends shaping where we are headed […]
Often when discussing agricultural production and agtech innovation, the conversation focuses on the challenges associated with factors such as crop yields, inputs, and climate change – all valid and important considerations. These topics of study and development are also largely quantifiable (which is a very good thing) however, labor issues are also a more nebulous, […]
There is a universal imperative for global agricultural production – it must produce more with less. Population growth means the industry must produce more food, however, urbanization and pollution mean that it must achieve this goal with less land. Meanwhile, consumers and environmentalists are pushing for the reduction or elimination of the use of pesticides […]
Non-Traditional Player Alert – Top Talent – I was contacted this morning by a former senior government figure seeking her next role in the agriculture sector. She had a sense that there may be dynamic and novel types of board and management roles to be found among investors, private equity, venture capital, and agtech non-traditional […]
AgTech trends – I’ve been traveling the last two weeks meeting with agricultural stakeholders. Japanese agtech firms are proliferating to meet the demographic and productivity challenges of farming in Japan, and they wish to offer their solutions across Asia, and the world. I met with firms with robotics technologies for handling delicate fruit, farmer social […]
