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A new survey by FoodTech innovator revyve, B.V. revealed positive European attitudes towards yeast protein as a potential key player in the flourishing alternative protein market. The consumer study gathered insight from French, German, and British consumers through AI-moderated individual interviews. The goal was to gauge interest in its functional brewers and baker’s yeast ingredients as substitutes to egg proteins and synthetic texturizers. While all the three groups recognized eggs as essential functional and nutritional components of many foods, they also conveyed a strong enthusiasm to see a role for yeast protein as a nutritious and sustainable animal-free alternative. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gxUYyF_G #foodtech #protein #egg #nutrition #foodscience, Jordania Valentim, Corjan van den Berg, revyve, Liat Simha, NutriPR #sustainability #food

Cordulus, a leader in AI-powered weather forecasting, has unveiled its newest rain prediction model, setting a new benchmark for accuracy in weather forecasting. The company’s cutting-edge AI model, trained on more than 8 million real-world rainfall events across Europe, delivers forecasts that are 52% more accurate than traditional forecasts. This leap in precision comes at a crucial time for European farmers facing increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Read more at https://lnkd.in/g9Y_Dm-r #agriculture #precisionfarming #weather #datadriven, John Smedegaard, Cordulus, Maximo Bourdette Ibáñez Aldecoa, Karsten snitkjær #agtech

IBI-Ag, a pioneering crop protection company developing a wide array of bio-insecticides with a lower ecological footprint, announced it has successfully closed the first part of its Series A funding round with a $6.1 million investment. IBI-Ag has developed technology that leverages single domain antibodies, to produce highly effective crop protection solutions with a low ecological footprint. This technology—adapted from pharma and modified to fit the agricultural market—provides novel modes of action and represents a revolutionary new approach for protecting crops from insects. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gmdD3nif #agriculture #agtech #fundraise, Arnon Heyman, IBI-Ag, Tom Greene, Corteva Agriscience #agribusiness #cropscience #biologicals #farming

Ravensdown’s venture arm, Agnition Ventures, has partnered with Singapore-based Agrifood Futures to offer Land x Launch™, an accelerator program for overseas startups to launch in New Zealand. The program scout’s agricultural technology startups from Agrifood Futures’ global network and supports them with local expertise and potential investments from Agnition to test their product with Kiwi farmers. The 3-month program is based on similar incubators delivered by Agrifood Futures in Asia and sister company Farmers2Founders in Australia, and offers startups the chance to test and scale their technology with possible investment from Agnition. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gBXssFpw #agtech #foodtech #agrifood, Jasper van Halder, Agnition Ventures, Joshua Soo, Agrifood Futures #agriculture #foodprocessing #startups

Microalgae protein innovator Brevel, Ltd., announces it has signed a development and commercialization agreement with the largest Israeli beverage company, The Central Bottling Company (CBC Group). The partnership will develop functional beverages and dairy alternatives containing Brevel’s high-value microalgae protein and oils. Brevel’s proprietary technology for cultivating microalgae is built on a breakthrough process that combines light with sugar fermentation in indoor bioreactors. This innovative approach enables the efficient production of nutrient-rich microalgae in large quantities, all without the need for genetic modification. Read more at https://lnkd.in/g5ZiePZ2 #food #foodtech #protein #beverages Yonatan Golan, Ido Golan, Matan Golan, Brevel, Lihi Rothschild, Liat Simha, NutriPR #microalgae

Voltiris, a leader in solar energy solutions for #greenhouses, has successfully closed a CHF 4.8 million seed financing round to accelerate the electrification of high-tech greenhouses—a fast-growing CHF 60 billion market. The round was co-led by the Swiss venture capital firm EquityPitcher Ventures and 3M Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of 3M Company, joined by the Climate Tech VC fund Satgana and several prominent family offices, reflecting strong support from key opinion leaders. The new funds will accelerate large-scale commercialization and further performance optimization of the proprietary spectral filtering technology—driving ROI for growers in times where energy independence and decarbonization are more valuable than ever. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gvYcSVPf #fundraise #greenhouse #agtech #solarenergy, Nicolas Weber, Voltiris, Sascha Horrig, EquityPitcher Ventures #agriculture #farming #solar

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) is now offering paid samples of its innovative food quality visualization solution using time- temperature sensing ink. This ink, which changes color based on elapsed time and temperature, enables cost-effective quality monitoring in the supply chain. Without requiring power or retrieval, the solution simplifies tracking temperature-sensitive products, improving product value and reducing waste. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gvMWyKjZ #foodtech #foodlabel #freshproduce #supplychain #foodquality

Greeneye Technology, the pioneer of precision spraying technology that is proven to reduce non-residual herbicide use in farming by an average of 87%, announces the expansion of its cutting-edge system to include #cotton crops. This advancement follows extensive research and development field trials conducted last year to tailor the Greeneye system for cotton, building on its proven success with corn and soybean. Cotton farmers face numerous weed control challenges, including longer growing seasons that require multiple herbicide applications, wide row spacing that promotes weed growth, and the growing problem of herbicide resistance. Greeneye’s AI-enabled system addresses these challenges by precisely targeting #herbicide application to weeds using real-time, sub-millimeter precision. This approach significantly reduces herbicide usage, lowers costs, and enhances weed control efficacy, while providing flexibility for both pre- and post-emergence applications. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gH_SpedP #agriculture #farming #agtech #agribusiness, Nadav Bocher, Greeneye Technology #precisionag #cotton #weedcontrol #herbicides #agritech

ICL, a leading global specialty minerals company, announced a follow-on investment in Plantible Foods, participating in the company’s Series B funding round. This investment builds upon ICL’s initial participation in Plantible’s Series A round and furthers the strategic collaboration between the two companies. In October of 2023, ICL Food Specialties, in collaboration with Plantible Foods, launched Rovitaris Binding Solution powered by Rubi Protein. This innovative ingredient was honored with the Ingredient Idol award at the SupplySide West (SSW) conference in November 2024 and recognized as the most innovative food ingredient of the year. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJpQJYtZ #foodtech #fundraise, Hadar Sutovsky, ICL Group, Tony Martens Fekini, Plantible, Liat Simha, NutriPR #foodingredients #protein #foodscience

ICL, a leading global specialty minerals company, announced a follow-on investment in Plantible Foods, participating in the company’s Series B funding round. This investment builds upon ICL’s initial participation in Plantible’s Series A round and furthers the strategic collaboration between the two companies. In October of 2023, ICL Food Specialties, in collaboration with Plantible Foods, launched Rovitaris Binding Solution powered by Rubi Protein. This innovative ingredient was honored with the Ingredient Idol award at the SupplySide West (SSW) conference in November 2024 and recognized as the most innovative food ingredient of the year. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJpQJYtZ #foodtech #fundraise, Hadar Sutovsky, ICL Group, Tony Martens Fekini, Plantible, Liat Simha, NutriPR #foodingredients #protein #foodscience