Effects of credit guarantee scheme in opening up lending to smallholder coffee cooperatives in Ethiopia examined
20 August 2021, Africa: CABI coffee value chain experts have led new research which examines the effects of a partial
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Investment and Startups
Investment and Startups covers the latest news, funding rounds, venture capital activity, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, agribusiness investments, and startup innovations shaping the future of agriculture. Stay informed on agri-tech startups, agricultural investments, venture capital, private equity, food technology, biologicals, digital agriculture, precision farming, climate-tech, farm machinery, biotechnology, and sustainable agriculture solutions.
This category provides comprehensive coverage of emerging companies, entrepreneurs, investors, incubators, accelerators, and innovation ecosystems driving transformation across the agricultural value chain. Follow updates on startup funding, seed-stage funding, growth capital, acquisitions, market expansion, technology commercialization, corporate venture initiatives, and breakthrough innovations in crop protection, plant nutrition, biologicals, artificial intelligence, robotics, farm automation, carbon farming, and food systems. The category also tracks funding trends, startup success stories, industry partnerships, and business strategies influencing the global agriculture sector.
Stay updated on agri-tech investments, startup launches, venture funding, agribusiness innovation, technology adoption, market opportunities, sustainability-focused enterprises, and emerging business models shaping the future of farming and food production.
Farmkart forays into agri-equipment rental business via rent4farm platform
18 August 2021, Barwani, IN: Agritech innovation startup Farmkart today announced its foray into unstructured agriculture-equipment rental business by launching
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Commission gives green light to new synthetic securitisation product under the European Guarantee Fund to further support SMEs affected by the coronavirus outbreak in 22 Member States
16 August 2021, EU: The European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, the introduction of a new product in
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Investment in Viable Projects for Post-Harvest Management Infrastructure and Community Farming Assets
06 August 2021, New Delhi: The objective of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme is to mobilize a medium –
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Agri Value Chain Enabler Samunnati Raises $4.6 Mn Debt Fund From Symbiotics
Prior to this deal, Samunnati acquired agri-supply chain platform Kamatan in an all-stock deal to position itself as an end-to-end
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Farmers Edge Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results Release Date
31 July 2021, Canada: Farmers Edge Inc. (“Farmers Edge” or the “Company”) (TSX: FDGE) announced today that the Company’s second quarter
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Government consistently encouraging private sector investment in Food Processing Industries
22 July 2021, New Delhi: Government has been consistently encouraging and incentivizing increased private sector investment for overall development of Food
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FMC Corporation appoints Zack Zaki to lead investor relations
18 July 2021, Philadelphia: FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, today announced Abizar “Zack” Zaki has
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Summit Agricultural Group Announces Acquisition of Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy
13 July 2021, US: Summit Agricultural Group, through its investment affiliate Summit Ag Investors (collectively “Summit”), is pleased to announce
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BASF Venture Capital invests in Indian hydroponics pioneer UrbanKisaan
Startup optimizes sustainable agriculture without soil in tropical climates BASF Venture Capital’s first investment in this early stage Indian business
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