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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Agronomy, AgriBusiness, Food Security/Shortage,

Hard times as prices of maize flour, cooking oil to increase

Manufacturers lament increased production cost due to shortage of raw materials for the essential food items.

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, AgriBusiness, Food Security/Shortage,

President Samia’s trip to the US generates $1 billion in investments

President Samia Suluhu Hassan and US Vice President Kamala Harris met on Friday April 15, at the White House in Washington DC , with the two leaders pledging strong ties for the two...

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture,

ImaliPay gets $3M to offer financial services to underserved gig workers across Africa

The gig economy is experiencing profound growth in Africa. Yet, all that growth hasn’t changed the status of workers who are seen as contractors rather than employees. Because many of them, particularly in the two-wheeler space, lack access to some financial services, being contractors is disadvantageous. Some gig platforms have tried to embed financial services into […]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Vertical Farming, Ag Startups & Financing,

03/07/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Agritech start-up taps grant to develop robotic system for vertical farming operations

The company has launched several proprietary crop varieties - such as red and white strawberries, cherry tomatoes, komatsuna mustard vegetables and saffron - to date. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Apps / Software, Ag Tech, Ag Startups & Financing, Food Security/Shortage,

02/25/2022 SOURCE: agfundernews.com

Ukraine invasion won't just disrupt food supply - but food technology, too

With so much of the world's food and fertilizer coming from Ukraine and Russia, we're facing yet another global food crisis.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Ag Tech, Ag Startups & Financing, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

01/21/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Why This CEO Is So Excited About the Future of Food Technology @themotleyfool #stocks $TSN $BYND

The CEO of KBW Ventures is betting big on cellular agriculture.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Ag Tech, Ag Startups & Financing,

01/19/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Aigen’s swarm of agtech robots want to make agriculture carbon negative

Even though the only thing the robot can do right now is pull weeds, Aigen is adamant it isn’t building a weed-whacking robot. It claims to be on a mission to terraform the earth, and says it has a path toward making agriculture carbon negative. It must have made a compelling argument, because it just […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Ag Tech, Ag Startups & Financing,

Vertical farming is headed for the ‘trough of disillusionment’

Vertical farming is facing a period of depression and correction. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, writes Henry Gordon-Smith.

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JAMES MSASA
shared this article 3 years ago
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Agronomy,

Maize-soy rotation raises African farmer productivity

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Sustainability, Apps / Software, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Regenerative Agriculture,

10/21/2021 SOURCE: agfundernews.com

Continuum Ag founder on the role of soil data in regenerative farming

Continuum Ag helps growers manage soil health data so they can implement practices like no-till farming and cover cropping.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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