AgTech Navigator News
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Raising funds in the current climate is ‘not an easy feat’, says Finland-based Nordic Foodtech VC, which has just raised €40 million to invest in early-stage tech companies aiming to radically transform the food system. But food and agtech remain “hugely underfunded” given the scale of the challenge, it tells AgTechNavigator
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Lever VC searches for innovative agtech startups to round out its Fund II roster, as the firm watches the evolving macroeconomic climate for portfolio implications.
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With EU agriculture losing an average of €28 billion annually due to extreme weather, and with projections indicating that losses could exceed €40bn per year by 2050 under current emissions trends, new analysis is calling for more action, including by expanding farm insurance, to reduce the business risks
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Parametric Insurance for Mitigating Risks
04 Oct 2024
As climate change intensifies, traditional crop insurers struggle to keep pace with the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Farmers face rising risks, including droughts, floods, and wildfires, exacerbated by climate volatilit …
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BASF Launches xarvio BIOENERGY in the U.S.
30 Sep 2024
BASF launches xarvio BIOENERGY in the U.S. to help lower carbon intensity levels in corn grown for ethanol biofuel production