The origin of a deadly wheat pathogen which threatens a vital global food source has been identified by an international team of academic researchers including two professors from the University of the Free State in South Africa
Agriculture
Agricultural startup Agritask secures US$8.5mn in Series A Funding
Israeli precision agriculture startup Agritask has completed a US$8.5mn Series A financing round, led by the InsuResilience Investment Fund and co-invested by Barn Investimentos
Thailand and Chinese animal farming companies among top 15 in Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index
The Index is seen as comprehensive tool to inform ESG assessment and engagement efforts in areas from GHG emissions and water to antibiotics and animal welfare. (Image source: Sergey Bogdanov/Adobe Stock)
The US$19tn-backed FAIRR investor network has identified Asian meat, fish and dairy leaders to meet environmental and social challenges, raising concerns of the poor management of climate emissions, deforestation and antibiotics
Omex in India at KISAN 2019
Omex will be exhibiting at KISAN 2019, India’s largest agricultural exhibition, which will be taking place from 11-15 December 2019 at Moshi, Pune
Ag Biotechnology tops investors’ wishlist for 2020

Ag Biotech is a wide-ranging category of agri-foodtech innovation encompassing all on-farm inputs for crop and animal agriculture. (Image source: Pexels/Pixabay)
New research published by technology incubator Idea2scale and Agri-FoodTech venture capital firm AgFunder has revealed that food and AgTech investors are most excited by startups in the Ag Biotechnology category