Antibiotic and methane rules fuel animal feed innovation
Antibiotic and methane rules fuel animal feed innovation Chart of the Week – Antibiotic and methane rules fuel animal feed innovation The use of sustainable livestock feed additives is growing, driven by advances in animal nutrition science, and growing regulatory scrutiny, for example around antibiotic use in agriculture, and methane emissions. We summarise key relevant […]
Five Robo-Tractor Fund-Raisings in 2024
Five Robo-Tractor Fund-Raisings in 2024 Chart of the Week – Five Robo-Tractor Fund-Raisings in 2024 Robotic tractors are emerging as a commercial proposition, especially in the context of farms with large, flat fields, where ease of use coupled with labour and fuel savings are starting to build an economic case. Challenges include farms of unusual […]
Startups set to benefit from regen ag asset management
Startups set to benefit from regen ag asset management Chart of the Week – Startups set to benefit from regen ag asset management Three deals in the past month show how regen ag is emerging as a “real asset” class, within farmland, drawing asset managers expecting both food and environmental market income streams, as well […]
UK incentives halve payback periods for robotic sprayers
UK incentives halve payback periods for robotic sprayers Chart of the Week – UK incentives halve payback periods for robotic sprayers New UK incentives almost halve the payback period on more environmentally friendly, high-tech sprayers, in a promising example of how the country’s imminent, farm subsidy overhaul will boost green technologies, New Food Finance analysis […]
Precision ag and IPM lead agri-food start-up survivors
Precision ag and IPM lead agri-food start-up survivors Chart of the Week – Precision ag and IPM lead agri-food start-up survivors Precision ag and integrated pest management companies are among the great survivors of a brutal VC funding environment, New Food Finance data show, after including some of the smallest companies, which often fade silently […]
Satellites overtake drones for agtech data
Satellites overtake drones for agtech data Chart of the Week – Satellites overtake drones for agtech data Agtech companies are increasingly turning to use of satellites, instead of drones, for precision farming and other applications, New Food Finance Data show. At New Food Finance, we have tracked more than 3,300 companies directly focused on developing […]
Precision ag dominates agri-food greentech M&A
Precision ag dominates agri-food greentech M&A Chart of the Week – Precision ag dominates agri-food greentech M&A Precision ag dominates alternative proteins, in agri-food green transition M&A, New Food Finance data show, suggesting that alternative protein products – such as plant-based burgers or cultivated meat – are failing to convince trade buyers making hard-nosed investment […]
Designer fats outshine alternative proteins in 2024
Designer fats outshine alternative proteins in 2024 Chart of the Week – Designer fats outshine alternative proteins in 2024 Alternative fats and other non-proteins are outshining alternative proteins in 2024 so far, show New Food Finance data, which tracks investment and investment growth. Designer fats, and other non-proteins, which our taxonomy refers to as “alternative […]
Green funding drops, growth sectors stand out
Green funding drops, growth sectors stand out Chart of the Week – Green funding drops, growth sectors stand out Company-level funding of a green transition in food production continued to fall globally, in the first half of 2024, with Europe now following the United States downwards after propping up investment last year, but high-growth sectors […]
How Blockchain Can Green Food Production
How Blockchain Can Green Food Production Chart of the Week – How Blockchain Can “Green” Food Production In the same way as blockchain has proven its ability to assure transactions for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, we find more than 30 startups seeking to apply the technology to prove the authenticity of sustainable and ethical food […]