By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BeeHero’s mission as explained by company CEO Omer Davidi is “…to deliver pollination accountability for commercial crop growers, by leveraging big data analytics and machine learning to help them mitigate pollination risk. Thus allowing them to focus on producing more food, securely, and sustainably.” Bees are our critical partners, […]
By Robin Saluoks, Co-Founder and CEO, eAgronom Agriculture is going places. The traditionally very low-tech sector that has been lagging behind on digital transformation saw agtech VC deals jump from $6.5 billion in 2020 to $11.4 billion in 2021. It’s now undeniably a hotbed for investment and innovation. The reasons for this are manifold: the realities […]
By Ashish Malik CEO, Bee Vectoring Technologies Contributing to over one third of the world’s crop production, pollinators are vital for agricultural producers and consumers alike. Flies, birds, butterflies, beetles, wasps, bats, moths and – perhaps best well-known for their pollination services – bees visit flowers to drink nectar or feed off of pollen and then […]
Photo Taken by Vidar Nordli Mathisen By Jeremy Stroud We are far removed from the days where agriculture and the food system can be rationally separated from the subject of freshwater management. The overwhelming majority of global freshwater withdrawals are consumed for agri-food purposes, and irrigation is responsible for over 40 percent of the food […]
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital Almost two years to the date of Beyond Meat’s initial public offering (IPO), Oatly, a plant-based dairy replacement company, went public on May 19, 2021. Just like Beyond Meat’s IPO, Oatly was well received by investors as its stock price rose when trading began, reaching an equity value […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media What did you have for breakfast today? Stop and think about it – most likely you couldn’t have eaten what you did without the humble honey bee (or its close cousin, the bumble bee) as one-third of the food we eat – think avocados, nuts, and berries – […]
By Jeremy Stroud, University of Oxford, with contributions from Michael DiPaolo, AQUAOSO Introduction Water is a foundational resource that underpins all economic, social, and environmental activity. Of the many ways in which water impacts humans, its intersection with agriculture is perhaps the most prevalent. The agri-food matrix accounts for 72 percent of freshwater use, and […]
By Eric Hewitson, Wyld Networks, Ltd. The agriculture sector is turning to the Internet of Things (IoT) for help. And little wonder, as the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has predicted that global food production in 2050 will need to be 70 percent higher than in 2009, with the world population and calorie per capita intake continuing […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Research being conducted by Finistere in partnership with PitchBook examining global financing activity across both the agtech and foodtech sectors finds that agrifood investment continues to go from strength to strength so far in 2020. This year has seen more than its share of economic and socio-political turmoil. And […]
By Roza Gazizova, Founder and Managing Director, Sogdiana Advisory Growing global population (from 7.8 billion (1) as of March 2020 to 9.1 billion by 2050 (2)) drives the growth of the global demand for food. It is estimated by various sources, that the global demand for food will increase between 50-100 percent (3) by 2050. Such growth may increase ecological and social issues […]
