SEEDesign company, Inari recently announced the completion of a US$103mn fundraise to develop and commercialise higher-yielding seeds by utilising AI-powered predictive design and multiplex gene editing
Crops
WeedOUT raises US$8.1mn to combat weed resistance
Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT Ltd., has announced that it has secured US$8.1mn in A-round funding
Bolstering food security in African and Asian drylands
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has introduced a first-of-its-kind pigeonpea speed breeding protocol, thereby significantly boosting food security in Asia and Africa
Organic movement applauds renewed recognition of PEF’s limitations for agrifood
Emphasising the limitations of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for certain product categories, IFOAM Organics Europe on 14 February, welcomed the vote on grain claims, with the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) confirming these limitations, that were already highlighted in the Commission proposals
Safeguarding food security and expanding parametric insurance in Africa
African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.) has entered into a landmark US$11.7mn partnership the United States Government (USG) to safeguard food security and strengthen climate resilience in Africa by increasing access to parametric insurance