Commentary

Food trade, supply chain
Ukraine’s removal from global markets has driven food and ag to the top of public agendas, raising questions on which foreign investors are welcome and where.
Dairy farm cattle
Boston Consulting Group predicts that an 11% market share for alt-proteins by 2035 would be ‘equal to decarbonizing 95% of the aviation industry.’
The explosion of interest in biodiversity since 2020 from corporates and investors through to governments and industry bodies has been huge. Can the summit capture a moment that is two years in the making?
Greenhouse, vertical farming indoor ag, agtech
Fundraising in Q1 2022 rose to $3.3bn from $2.6bn in the previous quarter, as the sector built on a record year in 2021.
Dairy farm cattle
Although methane only stays in the atmosphere for roughly 12 years while carbon dioxide hangs around for up to 1,000 years, it is 25 times more potent and may also be priced.
Agtech, indoor ag, vertical farming, biotech
Flourish Ventures principal Efayomi Carr lays out the harsh impacts of ongoing macro events on Africa’s farmers and how agtech can help.
grocery, shopping, food, retail
The highly anticipated document is high on goals and aspirations but fails to set clear roadmaps for reaching its targets.
The non-profit’s joint report with the Accountability Framework initiative shows that only 2.8% of 675 surveyed companies target sourcing 100% no-deforestation commodities.
Across private markets different bodies and groups are striving to harmonize ESG data gathering and reporting: it is a worthy and devilishly difficult task.
soil, plant, carbon sequestration, roots,
GreenCollar CEO James Schultz speaks of the need to safeguard integrity: 'One carbon credit worth $100 is a hell of a lot better than 10 credits worth nothing.'
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