GRDC commits $20M to build Australia’s research capacity
27 September 2022, AU: The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has announced it will invest $20 million over the next three
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Investment and Startups
Investment & Startups category includes latest news and updates from global agriculture industry. Includes news related to startups in agriculture, funding, investments, mergers & acquisition, partnerships, innovation, pest forecast models, new business venture, hackathons, agri tech, digital ag, block chain big data, etc.
National Workshop on Role of Agri Start-ups in Honey Value Chain held in Varanasi
23 September 2022, New Delhi: National Bee Board (NBB), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in collaboration with National Seed Research
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WayCool becomes India’s first agri-tech player to join global EV 100 initiative
17 September 2022, New Delhi: WayCool becomes India’s first food and agritech company to join international non-profit, Climate Group’s EV100 initiative. EV100
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BASF announces an innovation partnership with start-up Ingredi, China, including a strategic equity investment
02 September 2022, China: BASF and Ingredi, a China based supplier of natural actives and solutions for the personal care
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nurture.farm launches its incubation program ‘Catalyst’ for Startups in Agriculture
25 August 2022, Bengaluru: The Ag-tech industry has grown leaps and bounds in a short period, with several startups venturing into the
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Cargill Announces New $4.9 MM Donation to Feeding America® to Support Nationwide Hunger Relief and Access to More Protein
02 August 2022, Minneapolis: Cargill is continuing their legacy and commitment to fighting food insecurity through a new $4.9 million
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Agri-Genomics Startup Piatrika Biosystems raises $1.2 Million in Seed Funding led by Ankur Capital
28 July 2022, UK: Piatrika Biosystems incubated out of NIAB, UK and ICRISAT, India raises $1.2 Million in Seed Funding Led
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SpiceTech start-up Growcoms secures$1mn investment
20 July 2022, New Delhi: Kochi based agritech start-up Growcoms, supported by Kerala Startup Mission and incubated in Indigram Labs
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Rivulis Announces a US$250 Million Financing Package led by HSBC with Leading Global Financial Institutions
05 July 2022, Israel: Rivulis Pte. Ltd. (“Rivulis”) announced today that it has signed definitive agreements with 5 banks for the
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USDA Has Issued More Than $4 Billion in Emergency Relief Program Payments to Date
30 June 2022, US: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that to date, agricultural producers have already received more than $4
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