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Thanksgiving can be as much a feast for the trash bin as it is for the family, according to new data from food waste think tank ReFED. They're manager of climate & insights, Minerva Ringland shares some appetite-banishing waste stats, and some tips for curbing the volume of food destined for the trash this holiday season. #thanksgiving #foodwaste #foodinsecurity #USA #thanksgivingmenu #holidayseason

Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech accounts for 31% of global agrifoodtech funding in 2024 so far, up from the 10-year average of 26%, with three countries jointly accounting for 90% off all funding in the APAC region. Get the latest on the Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech investment landscape in our new AgriFoodTech Investment Report. 📩 Download our FREE 40-page report, produced with support from AgriFutures Australia and Omnivore ➡️ https://lnkd.in/grs7i59z #AgFunderAPAC24 | Beyond Next Ventures Inc. | Bits x Bites | Sopoong Ventures | AgriFutures evokeAG | AgriFutures growAG #agrifoodtech #investment #agtech #agritech #foodtech #deeptech #India #China #Japan

Biomass fermentation — which is used to produce everything from mycoprotein to DHA-packed animal feed supplements — is generally cheaper than precision fermentation because firms are harvesting the whole biomass, and skipping costly downstream processing steps needed to extract highly purified ingredients. So where are the biggest opportunities for this technology...and are big CPG companies buying into the opportunity? #alternativeprotein #altprotein #altmeat #biomassfermentation #fermentation #precisionfermentation #microbialfermentation #biomass #mycoprotein #CPG

The prestigious XPRIZE ‘Feed the Next Billion’ competition to find “structured, nutritious, affordable, and versatile” alternatives to chicken breasts and fish fillets “capable of competing with conventional products” has concluded with no winner and no grand prize. #altmeat #alternativeprotein #altprotein #cultivatedmeat #plantbasedmeat #precisionfermentation | Aspire | Advanced Technology Research Council |  CellX Biosolutions, Revo Foods, ProFillet, TFTAK, The Plant Eat , and Eternal.

Congratulations Cohort 5! #goGROW #agrifoodtech #impactinvesting #AgFunder #SIAW Singapore International Agri-Food Week

APAC agrifoodtech now accounts for 31% of global agrifoodtech funding, year to date, a notable increase from the 26% share of global funding it’s had on average over the past decade, highlighting the region’s pivotal role in advancing agrifoodtech innovation and investment globally. AgriFutures Australia | Beyond Next Ventures Inc. | Bits x Bites | Sopoong Ventures | AgriFutures evokeAG | AgriFutures growAG | Niqo Robotics   | WollemAI | OlsAro | Vertical Oceans | #agrifoodtech #investment #agtech #agritech #foodtech #deeptech #food #climate #health #APAC #asiapacific #AgFunder #AgFunderNews

Agrifoodtech funding in Asia-Pacific has rallied, raising $4.2 billion so far in 2024 – a 38% YOY increase – according to our new AgriFoodTech Investment Report. 📩 Download our FREE 40-page report, produced with support from AgriFutures Australia and Omnivore ➡️ https://lnkd.in/grs7i59z #AgFunderAPAC24 | Beyond Next Ventures Inc. | Bits x Bites | Sopoong Ventures | AgriFutures evokeAG | AgriFutures growAG #agrifoodtech #investment #agtech #agritech #foodtech #deeptech #food #climate #health #APAC #asiapacific

We hosted a packed house for our Investors' Night in Singapore last night - an event of connections and learnings, bringing together inspiring innovators and engaged agrifood investors in pursuit of collaborations. Presented in partnership with Clay Capital, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), FoodLabs & The Trendlines Group, this year's event featured an expert panel of investors and founders - Till Hoelzer (FoodLabs), Keith Loo (Trendlines), John F. Diener (Vertical Oceans), and Bambang Cahyo Susilo (Eratani), moderated by Christopher Yap (EDB) - which highlighted the spirit of collaboration that prevails in the SEA agrifoodtech ecosystem. Thank you to our event partners, our LPs, and everyone who attended and contributed to a thoroughly entertaining and insightful evening. Our annual APAC AgriFoodTech Investment Report is out tomorrow - Thursday November 20. Subscribe to our newsletter to be first to hear about it when it lands ➡️ https://lnkd.in/giTPvbEg Michael Dean | John Friedman | Angela Tay | Ryan Lee | Singapore International Agri-Food Week | #agrifoodtech #agrifoodinvestment #venturecapital #impactinvesting #SEA #APAC #AgFunder #AgFunderNews

Meet Dr. Sheetal Sinha, Ph.D. and Dr. Amit Kumar whose startup, BioDefense, has developed odorless, colorless, and tasteless edible coatings that extend the shelf life of whole fish - a potential gamechanger in the seafood industry. BioDefense is part of Cohort 5 of the AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator, and is one of eight startups that will be pitching for investment and partnership opportunities at the AgFunder GROW Demo Day in Singapore on Thursday during Singapore International Agri-Food Week. #foodtech #foodwaste #wastemitigation #fish #seafood #perishablefood #foodpreservation #biotech #AgFunder #goGROW #impactinvesting #SIAW

To kick off Singapore International Agri-Food Week we teamed up with Better Earth Ventures to host the AgriFood Innovation Exchange, bringing together partners, investors and startup founders from across our programmes for an evening of conversation, collaboration and innovative solutions transforming our agrifood system. We also hosted several startups from our Japan x SEAsia Launchpad program, run in partnership with JETRO Startup, hearing briefly from four of them: Sagri Co., Ltd, FLOATMEAL, PtBio Inc. and Reiwa Pharmaceuticals 令和製薬株式会社. This new program aims to unlock cross-border collaborations for exciting Japanese agrifoodtech startups in the Singapore and Southeast Asia markets.  Michael Dean | Rebecca Sharpe | John Friedman | Angela Tay | Ryan Lee #AgFunder #agrifoodtech #deeptech #agritech #foodtech #food #climate #health #SIAW #Singapore