Agri-food

EIT Food, part of the European Institute for Innovation & Technology, announces the expansion of its flagships programmes with fifteen new agri-food startups joining in

Investments in plant-based alternatives to meat generate higher CO2-equivalent savings per dollar invested than any other sector, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group and Blue Horizon

Tharald Nustad, the founder of Katapult Group and Nordic Impact, outlines his strategy for identifying and nurturing impact tech startups offering solutions to challenges in three key areas: climate, oceans and Africa

Agricultural investor SilverStreet Capital believes raising crop yields in Africa can provide a solution to the food crisis and create positive social and environmental impact on local communities

A study published last week highlights the need for more blended finance strategies and creative approaches to meaningfully transform food systems and meet global social and environmental challenges

A consortium of development finance institutions including Norfund, Finnfund and British International Investment have joined forces with private equity firm Phatisa to back Lona Group, a South African citrus and fresh-produce business

Axa, Tikehau Capital and Unilever have joined forces to launch a new regenerative agriculture fund, showing increased interest in a sector which can play a major role in tackling both land degradation and climate change

The Landscape Resilience Fund and the IDH Farmfit Fund are investing in Swiss-Ghanaian cocoa social enterprise Koa to build new processing facilities and provide more income generating opportunities for farmers

Rabobank’s Acorn program aims to unlock the international carbon market for smallholder farmers in developing economies, with the use of agroforestry and the latest technologies for carbon sequestration monitoring

Protix, which produces commercially viable insect-based food ingredients, eyes internationally expansion after securing backing from new and existing impact investors in its latest fundraising round