Insect farming startup Ÿnsect has announced an extension of its Series C funding to US$37mn, the largest amount ever raised by a non-American ‘agtech’ business
Fertilizers & Pesticides
‘Essential fertilisers ride the coronavirus storm’
Julia Meehan, managing editor, fertilisers, ICIS, has examines the impact that the pandemic has had on the fertiliser market and how this is affecting other interconnected areas such as food-supply chains
Lantmännen, Yara to launch first fossil-free food chain
Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen and Norwegian fertiliser company Yara will launch a pilot project with the aim to introduce the world’s first certified fossil-free food chain
VIV Qingdao: Controlling the reproduction of larvae of flies in animal stables
Shandong Luxi Animal Medicine Share Co., Ltd has presented its animal nutrition product Cyromazine at the VIV Qingdao, being held at the Qingdao World Expo City from 19-21 September
Advancing cellulosic biofuel research
ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) have signed a joint research agreement with Clariant to evaluate the potential use of cellulosic sugars from sources such as agricultural waste and residues to produce biofuel, which has the potential to play a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions