Foodtech & Agritech

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[Press Release] CropLife Asia: Reaction to UN Report on State of Food Security and Nutrition in Asia

SINGAPORE, Jan 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – With today’s launch of the United Nations (UN) “Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition”, CropLife Asia released a statement urging more partnership and agricultural technology adoption across the region to help ensure an abundant and accessible supply of safe, nutritious food for all. “Today’s report confirms […]

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SINGAPORE, Jan 21, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – With today’s launch of the United Nations (UN) “Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition”, CropLife Asia released a statement urging more partnership and agricultural technology adoption across the region to help ensure an abundant and accessible supply of safe, nutritious food for all. “Today’s report confirms

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[Press Release] ID Capital announces the fifth edition of Future Food Asia Awards – APACโ€™s premier AgriFoodTech competition, and its title partners for the Future Food Asia Conference.

Announcing Future Food Asia 2021 ID Capital announces the fifth edition of Future Food Asia Awards – APACโ€™s premier AgriFoodTech competition, and its title partners for the Future Food Asia Conference. Singapore, January 7, 2021 For immediate release AgriFoodTech in Asia Pacific continued to gain momentum and is pegged to attract a record level of

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Announcing Future Food Asia 2021 ID Capital announces the fifth edition of Future Food Asia Awards – APACโ€™s premier AgriFoodTech competition, and its title partners for the Future Food Asia Conference. Singapore, January 7, 2021 For immediate release AgriFoodTech in Asia Pacific continued to gain momentum and is pegged to attract a record level of

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Critical Sectors

Tech’s Year in Review: Critical Sectors

By Monika Ghosh and Sharon Lewis This article is the last of a four-part Tech’s Year in Review series reviewing developments across industries in 2020. It discusses the world of healthtech and biotech, foodtech and agritech, and sustainability. This article is the last of a four-part Tech’s Year in Review series reviewing developments across industries

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By Monika Ghosh and Sharon Lewis This article is the last of a four-part Tech’s Year in Review series reviewing developments across industries in 2020. It discusses the world of healthtech and biotech, foodtech and agritech, and sustainability. This article is the last of a four-part Tech’s Year in Review series reviewing developments across industries

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[Press Release] Impossible Foods Delivers Double-Digit Price Reductions for the Second Time in One Year with Increasing Economies of Scale

Hong Kong (Jan. 7, 2021) โ€“ Thanks to continued production records, Impossible Foods is kicking off the new year by cutting prices on its open-coded products globally for foodservice distributors who sell to restaurants. Impossible Foods is lowering prices on average by approximately 15% on its open-coded foodservice products in the United States, including its

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Hong Kong (Jan. 7, 2021) โ€“ Thanks to continued production records, Impossible Foods is kicking off the new year by cutting prices on its open-coded products globally for foodservice distributors who sell to restaurants. Impossible Foods is lowering prices on average by approximately 15% on its open-coded foodservice products in the United States, including its

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VENTURE SUMMIT VIRTUAL CONNECT WEST

Jumpstart is pleased to announce its sponsorship and invite you to join us at Venture Summit Virtual Connect Special offer: Register Now & Save an extra 20% off the Early Bird Rates with discount code โ€œJUMPSTARTVIP” * Call for Top Innovators Details below Venture Summit Virtual Connect Where Innovation Meets Capital March 16th – 18th

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Jumpstart is pleased to announce its sponsorship and invite you to join us at Venture Summit Virtual Connect Special offer: Register Now & Save an extra 20% off the Early Bird Rates with discount code โ€œJUMPSTARTVIP” * Call for Top Innovators Details below Venture Summit Virtual Connect Where Innovation Meets Capital March 16th – 18th

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Product Review: IXON Pork Chop

Meat the future with this aseptically-packaged pork chop which can last for up to two years unrefrigerated. The pork chops Jumpstart received from the IXON team sat, unrefrigerated, in our office for close to a month. Though it would be easy to claim that this delay was in the name of thorough product testing, we

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Meat the future with this aseptically-packaged pork chop which can last for up to two years unrefrigerated. The pork chops Jumpstart received from the IXON team sat, unrefrigerated, in our office for close to a month. Though it would be easy to claim that this delay was in the name of thorough product testing, we

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Indian Agritech Startup Arya Raises US$21M Series B

Arya will utilize the fresh funds to expand financing to farmers; strengthen its post-harvest services and market linkages platform. Indian agritech startup Arya, which offers capital and post-harvest services to farmers, has raised US$21 million in its Series B round, the startup announced in a press release today. The funding was a mix of equity

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Arya will utilize the fresh funds to expand financing to farmers; strengthen its post-harvest services and market linkages platform. Indian agritech startup Arya, which offers capital and post-harvest services to farmers, has raised US$21 million in its Series B round, the startup announced in a press release today. The funding was a mix of equity

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[Press Release] Hong Kong based Foodtech startup Avant and Israeli Edutech startup TinyTap close over $1m on AngelHub

Hong Kong based Foodtech startup Avant and Israeli Edutech startup TinyTap close over $1m on AngelHub AngelHub has closed two more fundraising rounds with Hong Kong Foodtech startup Avant and Israel-based edutech firm TinyTap. The rounds come to a total of US$5 million. The global cultured meat market alone will be valued at US$214 million

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Hong Kong based Foodtech startup Avant and Israeli Edutech startup TinyTap close over $1m on AngelHub AngelHub has closed two more fundraising rounds with Hong Kong Foodtech startup Avant and Israel-based edutech firm TinyTap. The rounds come to a total of US$5 million. The global cultured meat market alone will be valued at US$214 million

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What Founders Need to Know About CBD

Cannabidiol has taken the wellness industry by storm and has made its way into smoothies, facials, lattes and even bath bombs. For the last couple of years, cannabidiol (or CBD) has been the rising superstar of the wellness industry. From lattes and post-workout smoothies to facials and baths, CBD seems to be everywhere in countries

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Cannabidiol has taken the wellness industry by storm and has made its way into smoothies, facials, lattes and even bath bombs. For the last couple of years, cannabidiol (or CBD) has been the rising superstar of the wellness industry. From lattes and post-workout smoothies to facials and baths, CBD seems to be everywhere in countries

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[Press Release] Rimba Raya’s Sustainable Peatland Farmer Field School

Central Kalimantan, INDONESIA, Dec 5, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – In November 2020, Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve (Rimba Raya) conducted training sessions aimed at strengthening the capacity of Farmer Groups (KT). The goal was to help them to improve their skills in cultivation and agriculture through our Peatland Farmer Field School (Peatland-FFS). The sessions were attended by 2 Farmer

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Central Kalimantan, INDONESIA, Dec 5, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – In November 2020, Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve (Rimba Raya) conducted training sessions aimed at strengthening the capacity of Farmer Groups (KT). The goal was to help them to improve their skills in cultivation and agriculture through our Peatland Farmer Field School (Peatland-FFS). The sessions were attended by 2 Farmer

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Eat Just Granted World’s First Regulatory Nod To Sell Cultured Chicken In Singapore

Eat Just’s cultured chicken will be sold to restaurants in Singapore under its new GOOD Meat brand, before becoming available directly to consumers. U.S.-based Eat Just, Inc., has received approval for the sale of its cell-cultured chicken in Singapore, the startup announced in a press release yesterday. The approval granted by the Singapore Food Agency

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Eat Just’s cultured chicken will be sold to restaurants in Singapore under its new GOOD Meat brand, before becoming available directly to consumers. U.S.-based Eat Just, Inc., has received approval for the sale of its cell-cultured chicken in Singapore, the startup announced in a press release yesterday. The approval granted by the Singapore Food Agency

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[Press Release] Indian precision farming Pioneer ‘Fasal’, launches Fasal Kranti, a plug & play IOT system to bring revolution in agriculture

  -Indian precision farming Pioneer Fasal, launches Fasal Kranti, a plug & play IOT system to bring revolution in agriculture -The device takes less than 5 minutes to deploy on a farm. It is equipped with 12+ sensors to monitor Micro-climatic and Macro-climatic factors.  New Delhi, November 23rd, 2020: Precision farming pioneer startup โ€˜Fasalโ€™ has launched one

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  -Indian precision farming Pioneer Fasal, launches Fasal Kranti, a plug & play IOT system to bring revolution in agriculture -The device takes less than 5 minutes to deploy on a farm. It is equipped with 12+ sensors to monitor Micro-climatic and Macro-climatic factors.  New Delhi, November 23rd, 2020: Precision farming pioneer startup โ€˜Fasalโ€™ has launched one

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[Press Release] Bijak launches its online marketplace in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, creating market linkages for agricultural commodity traders

Bijak launches its online marketplace in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, creating market linkages for agricultural commodity traders -Aims at targeting 20,000 buyers and sellers. -The App is also available in regional languages for user-friendliness. New Delhi, November 23rd, 2020: After already being present in 22 states, leading Agri Commodity Trading startup โ€˜Bijakโ€™ is expanding

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Bijak launches its online marketplace in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, creating market linkages for agricultural commodity traders -Aims at targeting 20,000 buyers and sellers. -The App is also available in regional languages for user-friendliness. New Delhi, November 23rd, 2020: After already being present in 22 states, leading Agri Commodity Trading startup โ€˜Bijakโ€™ is expanding

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[Press Release] Announcing the winners for the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020

TechNode Global has announced the winners for the first edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The winners were announced during the ORIGIN Conference, an on-demand conference track about the latest developments in the Asia tech and startup scene within TECHFEST Live x ROAD-TO-WCIT Malaysia 2020. 2020 winners include early-stage startups, venture capital firms, corporates, community builders, and influential

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TechNode Global has announced the winners for the first edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The winners were announced during the ORIGIN Conference, an on-demand conference track about the latest developments in the Asia tech and startup scene within TECHFEST Live x ROAD-TO-WCIT Malaysia 2020. 2020 winners include early-stage startups, venture capital firms, corporates, community builders, and influential

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Can Eating Insects Save Our Planet?

Our planet is being destroyed by unsustainable agricultural practices, but LIVIN Farms thinks an unlikely savior โ€“ the humble mealworm โ€“ could be the answer to our problems. โ€˜Sustainabilityโ€™ and โ€˜food wasteโ€™ are among dozens of buzzwords cropping up in environmental discourse of late. But amid the clamor about global warming, talks of sustainability, too,

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Our planet is being destroyed by unsustainable agricultural practices, but LIVIN Farms thinks an unlikely savior โ€“ the humble mealworm โ€“ could be the answer to our problems. โ€˜Sustainabilityโ€™ and โ€˜food wasteโ€™ are among dozens of buzzwords cropping up in environmental discourse of late. But amid the clamor about global warming, talks of sustainability, too,

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These Unusual Applications of AI Will Leave You Stumped

From modifying food to making fake news, AI is changing the world in different ways than one would think. Glossy prototypes of driverless cars and Sophia the Robot continue to dazzle the world. Against this backdrop, artificial intelligence (AI) has been steadily growing its roots within a tech-enabled civilization. People interact with AI on a

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From modifying food to making fake news, AI is changing the world in different ways than one would think. Glossy prototypes of driverless cars and Sophia the Robot continue to dazzle the world. Against this backdrop, artificial intelligence (AI) has been steadily growing its roots within a tech-enabled civilization. People interact with AI on a