Binyamin Ali

Meat-processing facilities have been identified as hot spots for coronavirus outbreaks since the early stages of the pandemic. The negative impact of this association will have long-term effects.

Investors started to re-enter the venture market in June but 'a significant amount of capital was frozen' between March and May, said Alastair Cooper.

ADM Capital senior investment director Alastair Cooper says Connecterra has the capacity to reduce antibiotic use by 50% and 'totally get rid of the need for any hormones.'

Development Partners International made the investment from the third iteration of its Africa fund, which it is currently raising.

Plans to reduce use of harmful pesticide and fertilizer products, converting 25% of farmland to organic and incentivizing carbon sequestration is what the industry needs.

The firm’s 2019 vintage fund has received commitments from institutional investors and is accelerating towards its $300m hard-cap.

The agtech company has developed a breeding platform that allows crops to be tailored to a desired nutritional and physical composition, differentiating them from competitor products.

Robeco’s Peter van der Werf said research from Coller FAIRR has exposed 'the fundamental weaknesses of the production system' which was created by a 'race to the bottom'.

The impact investor’s strategy for addressing overfishing involves supporting aquaculture sustainability by investing in innovations that address its pollution and feed challenges.

Insight Partners’ managing director Adam Berger says the combination of an affordable and high-quality direct-to-consumer model gives Imperfect Foods ‘an enormous addressable market.’