Agro-Tech

The future of African agrifoodtech will be shaped by startups that focus narrowly on solving Africa-specific problems for farmers. The post Where will the next darlings of African agrifoodtech come from? appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Rather than using sunlight, water, and soil to nurture fully-grown plants, Green Bioactives grows plant cells in bioreactors in conditions optimized for the rapid production of high-value compounds and secondary metabolites. The post 🎥Plant cell culture startup Green Bioactives preps for first commercial launches in 2026 appeared first on AgFunderNews.

If we want agtech to reach its full potential, the industry must rethink not just what we build, but how we build it and who we build it for. The post Guest article: Agtech is not a revolution, it’s a farm tool appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Danforth Technology Company launched Spearhead Bio to make the process of gene editing faster and more efficient. The post Danforth Technology Center launches gene-editing startup Spearhead Bio to solve ‘a major obstacle with CRISPR’ appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Switch Bioworks is pioneering an approach that enables engineered nitrogen-fixing microbes to first establish themselves on plant roots before switching on fertilizer production, addressing a major challenge in this segment of the biologicals market, claims Dr. Tim Schnabel. The post 🎥 Switch Bioworks: ‘Just replacing 25% of nitrogen fertilizer with biologicals at yield parity would be game changing’ appeared first on AgFunderNews.

The two entities are digitizing the process of carbon intensity scoring in sorghum production to boost scale and speed of reporting. The post How Farmers Edge and National Sorghum Producers are removing friction from sustainability reporting appeared first on AgFunderNews.

The two aim to boost low adoption rates of precision spraying amongst US-based permanent crop growers. The post Farm management platform Fieldin teams up with ARAG to bring precision spraying to more US growers appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Recent field trials conducted by Acadian Plant Health have demonstrated significant quality improvements across multiple crops. The post Acadian Plant Health seaweed-based biostimulants boost crop quality, field trials reveal appeared first on AgFunderNews.

The unit economics of farming black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) for protein, oil, and frass, only make sense if you can “solve two big problems, feedstock and energy,” says Spanish startup InsectBiotech. The post Can InsectBiotech crack the code on insect ag economics by tapping into Spain’s olive waste? appeared first on AgFunderNews.

Agrovoltaics is a critical cross-industry collaboration between solar developers, farmers, and landowners, says the firm. The post CleanCapital COO on how agrovoltaics ‘strengthens both agriculture and energy infrastructure’ appeared first on AgFunderNews.