Insect-Based Protein: Seeking a cost breakthrough
Insect-Based Protein: Seeking a cost breakthrough Chart of the Week – Leading companies, Insect-based protein Insect-based protein has attracted some $2.5 billion of startup investment to date, and could play an important role in the future of food production, if it can capitalise on strong growth through 2022, close cost parity with conventional protein, and […]
Green Ammonia Fertiliser: Elusive Output
Green Ammonia Fertiliser: Elusive Output Chart of the Week – Leading companies, Green Ammonia Fertiliser Investment Green ammonia fertiliser producers are attracting private investment, rising to more than $800 million last year, but this remains tiny in comparison with the conventional annual fertiliser market, worth more than $200 billion annually, while green ammonia fertiliser output […]
Biotech is coming to food and ag
Biotech is coming to food and ag Chart of the Week – Cumulative Investment by Agri-Food Biotech Sector By Jenna Chow Biotech companies account for a third of all investment into start-ups in the sustainable food and ag sector, over the last decade, at $33 billion, showing how the agri-food sector can be disrupted by […]
Cultivated Meat: Florida Opposition vs the Opportunity
Cultivated Meat: Florida Opposition vs the Opportunity By Jenna Chow “Today, Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs to achieve their authoritarian goals,” said Governor Ron DeSantis, on May 1. “Our administration will continue to focus on investing in […]
Precision fermentation’s promise to revolutionise food
Precision fermentation’s promise to revolutionise food Figure 1. Annual fund-raising deals: fastest-growing precision fermentation themes By Jenna Chow Food production processes today rely heavily on agriculture and animal husbandry, bringing huge, negative environmental risks. As such, the food industry is actively seeking sustainable and animal-free alternatives to traditional ingredients. One of the fast-growing technologies in […]
How investable is regen ag?
How investable is regen ag? Figure 1. Cumulative investment in “regen ag” themes Regenerative agriculture is gaining popularity, as a way to cut the farm-level environmental impact of food production, and while its prescriptions are sometimes vague and voluntary, technology themes are emerging that are attracting investors. Regen ag is a more pragmatic alternative to […]
Is soil carbon sequestration a ready climate solution?
Is soil carbon sequestration a ready climate solution? Figure 1. Investment in soil sequestration companies: Carbon offset developers and Biochar manufacturers (excl Indigo) As climate change continues at pace, and the world struggles to cut annual emissions, there is a growing focus and premium on removing carbon from the atmosphere, rather than simply emitting less, […]
Is agtech computer vision going mainstream?
Is agtech computer vision going mainstream? Figure 1. Top 20 equity raisings by computer vision agtech (excl Trimble) Greeneye Technology last week raised $20 million for its version of computer vision-based herbicide control, adding to more than $5.2 billion raised to date by equity investors, for companies using graphics processing units (GPUs), to bring AI […]
Biological Pesticides – Which Technology Will Win?
Biological Pesticides – Which Technology Will Win? Top 10 cleantech agri-food fund-raisings, 2023 Biological pesticides represent a vast potential market, to substitute for chemicals increasingly targeted by environmental regulators, and include broadly microbe, protein and plant extract-based approaches, where proteins are the fastest growing today. The sale of pesticides, to protect crops from insects, fungi […]
Soaring prices draw investment in greener coffee and chocolate
Soaring prices draw investment in greener coffee and chocolate Strong growth in the substitute cocoa market (light blue bars) Soaring coffee and cocoa prices, in part due to climate-related supply woes, have thrown a spotlight on investment in the sustainability, climate resilience and traceability of these two core, tropical country commodities, and in substitute products. […]