15 Minutes With… Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft, Executive Director of NASA Acres
June 26, 2024
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media (This interview is reprinted from our sister publication, Women in Agribusiness Today.) A geographer at heart with more than 15 years in academia as a research assistant and professor, Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft was the perfect candidate to establish NASA Acres (National Aeron
Read moreIFC Backs Sustainable Insect Protein Startup ProNuvo to Boost Circular Economy in Lat Am and the Caribbean
June 25, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As a means to spark the circular economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made an initial investment of $2 million in Costa Rica-based ProNuvo, a startup focused on the sustainable production of insect-based animal feed. With the gl
Read moreBTG Pactual Timberland Executes Largest Known Carbon Credit Transaction To-Date with Microsoft
June 25, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) has announced a groundbreaking carbon offset credit transaction through which it will provide up to 8 million nature-based carbon removal credits to Microsoft through 2043. Recognized as the largest known carbon dioxide removal credit de
Read moreAgriFutures growAG Hits A$150M, Launches in New Zealand
June 25, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Launched three years ago, AgriFutures growAG is an initiative of the Australian government through the AgriFutures Research and Development Corporation. Over the course of its existence, it has connected the global agrifood network of researchers, investors, universities, government ag
Read moreEel Farming is Heating Up in Maine
June 13, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) announced an award of $3.4 million from the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing (IAG) grant program - part of the USDA’s Rural Development program - for the Passamaquoddy Tribe to build a controlled aquaculture eel farm, as opposed to rely
Read moreMexico-Based FARM Capital Makes First Round of Acquisitions
June 13, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Latin America currently accounts for 16 percent of the world’s total food exports, a figure that the UN FAO expects to increase to 25 percent by 2028. And, as food security has grown to be recognized by international investors as a strategic asset class, Mexico is a high-potential market i
Read moreFood Cycle Science Secures Funding to Stop Methane Food Emissions Before They Begin
June 12, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Canada’s Food Cycle Science Corporation (FCS) has received institutional funding from Power Sustainable Lios (PSL), the sustainable agrifood investment group of Power Sustainable, for its award-winning electric food waste recycler that transforms food scraps into a dry, odor-free by-produc
Read moreSweden’s Nordluft Gains Backing for its Sustainable Forestry Drone Technology
June 12, 2024
Photo credit: EIT InnoEnergy By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Swedish startup Nordluft is securing new capital from Södra Ädla, Sweden’s largest forest-owners association and international first industry group, and EIT InnoEnergy, which has supported Nordluft since 2018, for its innovative drone technology offering a
Read moreMirova, Rainforest Alliance Partner to Advance Regen Ag on a Global Scale
June 11, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mirova, an affiliate of sustainability-focused investor Natixis Investment Managers, has formed a strategic partnership with The Rainforest Alliance to scale up locally led and nature-based solutions. This partnership has its foundation in the mutual dedication to promote sustainabi
Read moreeFishery Secures $30M Loan from HSBC Indonesia
June 10, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Indonesian aquaculture tech startup eFishery broke records in 2022 when it successfully closed on a $90 million Series C to become the world’s largest aquaculture tech startup in the world. Continuing the momentum, the company has now announced it has secured $30 million in operat
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