IDB Lab, SP Ventures, Engazaat, Syngenta, FuturaGene, Resurrect Bio, Corteva Catalyst, Ginkgo Bioworks, Invaio Sciences, Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems, Kilter AS, Kubota Corporation, Mercy Corps Ventures, Salicrop, Bloemteknik, Ever.Ag, and T57.
Welcome back, listeners! In today's episode, we dive into the latest strides in AgTech, featuring capital concentration trends across staple crops and resilience-driven breeding since January 2025, major funding rounds for Latin American agtech and Middle Eastern infrastructure, gene-editing approvals in France and Brazil, and an interview with T57 founder Afzal Hussain Mohammed Nakheeb on using AI to fix fragmentation in the global food value chain. Let's get started!
Here’s a Quick Snapshot of What’s Making Headlines:
- Market Analysis: Capital concentration around staple crops, resilience-driven breeding, and operational efficiency; policy-backed scale defining the current AgTech cycle
- Interview: Afzal Hussain Mohammed Nakheeb on building T57, an AI-native food value chain platform addressing fragmentation and market access for smallholder farmers
- Funding: IDB Lab commits $8M to SP Ventures' AgVentures III; Engazaat launches $200M Sustainable Infratech Fund across Egypt, Lebanon, and UAE
- Genetics: Syngenta's X-Terra hybrid wheat approved in France; FuturaGene gains CRISPR eucalyptus clearance in Brazil
- Biotech: Resurrect Bio raises $8.1M Series A led by Corteva Catalyst; Ginkgo Bioworks partners with Invaio Sciences on peptide crop protection
- Drones & Robotics: Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems gets $3M for BVLOS drone tech; Kilter AS secures 6.5M euro Pre-Series B led by Kubota
- CEA & AI: Bloemteknik advances GreenFingers autonomous greenhouse lighting; Ever.Ag embeds AI into Merchant Ag retail platform
- Resilience: Mercy Corps Ventures pilots Salicrop non-GMO seed priming for drought and salinity resilience in Mexico
- Events: Animal AgTech Summit (Fort Worth), Regenerative Agriculture (Los Angeles), Fiber Connect and Precision Ag (Orlando)
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2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews
2025 Precision Ag Report by iGrowNews
