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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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.
57 Stars invests in WayCool, India’s leading food and agri-tech platform
29 June 2022, Washington: 57 Stars LLC, an independent global alternative investment firm targeting high-growth sectors driven by technological innovation, is
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ADAMA Hosts Syngenta Group’s First-Ever Innovation Forum for Global Collaboration in Agriculture and Food Security
28 June 2022, Tel Aviv, Israel: Seeking transformative collaborations with leading Israeli research institutes and start-ups, Syngenta Group, the largest and
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Drought in the Horn of Africa: FAO appeals for $172 million to help avert famine and humanitarian catastrophe
28 June 2022, Rome: With the increasing risk of famine in the Horn of Africa due to severe and prolonged drought conditions,
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Global Environment Facility approves $18 million to support FAO-led projects in Africa and Latin America
23 June 2022, Africa: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the decision of the
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Unlocking the enormous potential of AgBio start-ups in India
22 June 2022, New Delhi: Agriculture Biotechnology (agbio) start-ups in India can potentially contribute US $150 B to India’s bio-economy by
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Little Leaf Farms Raises $300 Million in Capital with Financing from TPG’s The Rise Fund and Bank of America
16 June 2022, California: Little Leaf Farms, the country’s #1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture (CEA),
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CROP.ZONE secures USD 11 million equity funding
08 June 2022, US: Good news for herbicide-free agriculture. crop.zone, manufacturer of the volt.fuel Electrical Weeding System, has significantly strengthened
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USDA Advances Food System Transformation with $43 Million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Adds New Urban County Committees
04 June 2022, US: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces significant investments to support urban agriculture, including $43.1 million for
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SproutX featured in Startup Genome 2022 Report as a key player in the Australian Agri/foodtech ecosystem
03 June 2022, AU: It’s not news that there is a clear need for innovation given the rapidly growing global population,
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