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Investors Eye Growth In Vertical Farms
Vertical farming is taking root. The market share of large-scale farms was estimated at $3.3 billion by Precedence Research in 2020 and is anticipated to increase nearly ten-fold, reaching $31.6 billion by 2030
Investment Projects On Construction And Modernisation of Greenhouse Complexes Will Be Presented At the 6th Annual International Forum Greenhouse Complexes Russia & CIS 2021
6th Annual International Forum Greenhouse Complexes Russia & CIS 2021 is an established professional international platform for attracting investment in the Greenhouse Industry of Russia, discussion of industry development strategies, exchanging experience between key market players, and signing new win-win contracts
AppHarvest: Firing On All Cylinders
AppHarvest has three quality characteristics that show it is stronger than most of its agtech competitors
How AppHarvest Is Investing In The First Generation of High-Tech Farmers
Agriculture may have been slower to digitize than other parts of the food sector, but these days a lot of folks would agree artificial intelligence, automation, and other technologies have a role to play in the future of farming
A SPAC Deal Sprouts For AgTech Company Local Bounti: What Investors Should Know
One of the company’s key investors is Cargill which is listed as a strategic partner and will invest in the company as part of the SPAC deal. Cargill will also provide a $200 million debt facility to help with Local Bounti’s expansion plans
Vertical Farm Merger Valued At $1.1 Billion
Strategic partners include food and agriculture industry giant Cargill and Sarath Ratanavadi, CEO of Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited – Thailand’s largest private energy and infrastructure company and one of the world’s leaders in sustainable energy
Pure Harvest Aims To Change The Face of Fresh Food
Having secured $60 million in funding, Pure Harvest Smart Farms is looking to expand its operations into Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, using advanced technology to bring food security to the arid Middle Eastern climate.
AeroFarms: An Unproven Business With Enormous Risk
AeroFarms's mission is to grow the best plants possible for the betterment of humanity
Spread, Chubu Electric Power And ES-CON JAPAN Enter An Investor Agreement, Plan To Construct Techno Farm Fukuroi, World’s Largest Vertical Farm To Produce 10 Tons Daily
Spread is excited to enter the investor agreement with Chubu Electric Power and ES-CON JAPAN, as all partners share the same vision and values of sustainable agriculture, and each partner is bringing their own unique strengths to the partnership
Bowery Farming Secures $300 Million To Continue US Expansion
The company has secured more than $472 million in funding to date, bringing its valuation to $2.3 billion
Widespread Investment In CEA Is An Important Piece of The Food Security Puzzle
It has become increasingly clear that traditional agriculture is simply not meeting the food demands of the future
Global Investment In Agri-Food-Tech Surged To $ 22.3 Billion
Finistere Ventures report reveals $ 5 billion invested in Agtech and $ 17.3 billion invested in Foodtech in 2020. Finistere Ventures expects 2021 to dwarf 2020 numbers as capital continues to flood into agtech.
VIDEO: Tortuga Raises $ 20m To Build Hundreds of Harvesting Robots
Last year Tortuga launched a strawberry harvesting robot. This platform is flexible, according to Tortuga it can be adapted to work on other crops like indoor-grown tomatoes or outdoor table grapes
Barton Breeze Launches Bank Guarantee For Hydroponic Farms
In an attempt to make hydroponic farming attractive to those interested in farming, Barton Breeze, a Gurugram-based agritech firm, has come up with an assured return plan with a bank guarantee
A New Searchable Directory Focuses On Women Innovators In Agrifoodtech
The women included agtech entrepreneurs, investors, and journalists who write about agrifoodtech.
Is AppHarvest the Future of Farming?
In this video from Motley Fool Live, recorded on Jan. 28, Industry Focus host Nick Sciple and Motley Fool contributor Lou Whiteman discuss AppHarvest, one such SPAC that is looking to disrupt the agriculture industry. Here are the details on what AppHarvest wants to do, and a look at whether the company represents the future of farming.

