Jennifer Marston

Superfruit specialist Agrovision has acquired Chilean grower and exporter ZurGroup and launched Agrovision Chile to expand into premium cherry production.

Conventional cotton has been called “ the world’s dirtiest crop ” thanks to the heavy use of pesticides and other agrochemicals used in the growing process.

Conventional cotton has been called “ the world's dirtiest crop ” thanks to the heavy use of pesticides and other agrochemicals used in the growing process.

Chile is attractive to investors looking to back nature-based and/or sustainable agriculture-based solutions, says Astarte.

When it comes to meat, the growing consensus is that many consumers want to buy locally and organically but are often overwhelmed by choice, inconsistent information, and other nuances.

Plant-and-soil health startup Sound Agriculture will use the new funding to enter new markets and develop new products.

More vertical integration at the source of the food is needed for regenerative agriculture and its farmers to thrive in developing countries, according to Greg Krupa, head of investor relations at US-based healthy snacks company GoodSAM Foods.

Brazilian agrifoodtech investor SP Ventures has made a $22 million first close of its third fund, AGVIII.

Agrifood is not just fundraising, M&A and product launches. The past year was chock-full of off-beat stories, too, and they included everything from soup vandalism to $500,000 shots of sake brewed in space.

As more than one person interviewed for this article noted, 2024 was something of a year of reckoning for agtech.