Agtech

  • Can Agtech Innovations Come to the Aid of EU Farmers?

    This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in European agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the GAI Gazette, which will be distributed in conjunction with Global AgInvesting Europe 2018, held in London on 4-5 December 2018. Join us in London to hear valuable insight and best practices for

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  • Contributed Content: MUSCA – Aiming to resolve the protein crisis through insect technology –

    Contributed by Mitsutaka Kushima, CEO of MUSCA Co., Ltd. Fukuoka-based MUSCA Co., Ltd. is an interesting company with  huge potential, which aims to resolve the world's protein crisis through fly-based protein. In this article we would like to introduce the technology of Musca Corporation, its history up to commercialization, and future p

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  • The Value Down Under: Investing in New Zealand and Australian Ag

    This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in Australasian agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 3 of the GAI Gazette which will be distributed in conjunction with Global AgInvesting Asia 2018, held in Tokyo on 2-3 October 2018.  Join us in Tokyo to hear valuable insights and best practices for invest

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  • 15 Minutes With… Larry Feinberg, CEO of KnipBio

    By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, GAI Media Global demand for seafood has increased 3.2 percent per year since 1960, outpacing the 1 percent annual growth in global population. Additionally, per capita consumption has doubled over the same period. To satisfy this thirst for seafood, fish farming has increased – overtaking wild caught fish â

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  • Food Safety Drives Disruption in China’s E-Commerce Market

    This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in Australasian agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 3 of the GAI Gazette which will be distributed in conjunction with Global AgInvesting Asia 2018, held in Tokyo on 2-3 October 2018.  Join us in Tokyo to hear valuable insights and best practices for invest

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  • Local Insight and Global Ambitions at GAI Asia

    Submitted by Unigrains Today agricultural and food companies need to be aware of anything, anywhere that could impact their sales, their supply, their margins, and their short, mid, and long-term strategy. While it is already quite hard to follow the macro trends of our agitated world and their consequences - trade wars and FTAs, major poli

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  • Contributed Content: Green Shoots? Unlisted Agriculture/Farmland Fundraising

    By Patrick Adefuye, Preqin Assets under management of unlisted agriculture/farmland-focused natural resources funds have grown exponentially in the past 10 years, from $3.8B in December 2007 to $31B as at September 2017. The sector has attracted increased institutional investor interest as investment opportunities have arisen, driven by glo

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  • 15 Minutes With … Eran Baniel, CEO and co-founder of DouxMatok

     By Michelle Pelletier Marshall While Israel-based DouxMatok was founded only four years ago, its birth harkens back to a 70-year old dilemma to enhance real sugar in such a way as to use less of it without losing flavor or texture. In 2001, this conundrum was further illustrated when Professor Avraham Baniel, one of Israel’s forefathers

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  • 15 Minutes With… Dr. Anne Britt, UC Davis, and Brad Fabbri, TechAccel

    By Michelle Pelletier Marshall The agtech industry is moving at a breakneck pace in its goal of bringing innovations to the sector that will bridge the gap in rising food demand and the ability to sustainably produce the food required for a booming global population. One such company moving the needle through disruptive technologies is Kans

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  • 15 Minutes With… CEO Craig Piggott of Halter of New Zealand

    By Michelle Pelletier Marshall It's a new technology with a tall mission: to reduce farmer’s work hours, enhance the well-being of cows and other livestock, protect the environment, and increase milk production. But tens of thousands of hours of R&D testing, and five pilot farms scheduled to soon go online are paving the way for succes

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