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  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Food & Beverage
    Beyond Meat shares surge after launch of joint venture with PepsiCo

    Sustainable food group aims to use global reach of US brand famed for its sugary drink

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Food Safety
    Insects creep towards EU plates as mealworms deemed safe to eat

    Decision by regulator is first step towards full approval for use of larvae in human foods

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    UK agriculture
    England to consult on enabling gene-edited foods post-Brexit

    Significant departure possible from EU policy on agricultural technology

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Singapore grants world’s first approval to lab-grown meat

    Chicken grown by US start-up Eat Just meets city-state’s standards for use in nuggets

  • Saturday, 31 October, 2020
    Vertical farming: hope or hype?

    Flurry of corporate activity has proponents hailing arrival of the future of agriculture

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Special Report
    African Farming & the World

    Nigeria harnesses scale to boost smallholder productivity; the battle to commercialise South Africa’s Eastern Cape; camel milk’s superfood credentials; how tackling soil depletion can raise yields; Egyptian orange farmers capitalise on export boom; what Nigeria can learn from Brazilian techniques

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Marianne Schoemaker
    How digitised supply chains can help multiply Africa’s crop yields

    Technology can help primary producers to access much-needed resources including finance, inputs and fair prices

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Special ReportAfrican Farming & the World
    Nigerian disrupters aggregate farm plots to boost productivity

    Scheme uses the power of scale to modernise agricultural practices and improve yields from smallholders

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Bob Iger
    Bob Iger invests in vegan dairy start-up Perfect Day

    Disney’s executive chairman sees ‘enormous potential’ in group tapping into animal-free food trend

  • Promoted Content
  • Sunday, 27 September, 2020
    Industrial-scale UK insect farm secures government backing

    Start-up Entocycle plans to produce more sustainable feed for big livestock suppliers

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Venture capital floods into food-tech

    Growing consumer interest in sustainable food has not escaped early-stage investors

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Investors show healthy appetite for food sector

    Concerns over food security and climate change are fuelling interest in agritech

  • Sunday, 30 August, 2020
    Farm robots given Covid-19 boost

    Shortage of agricultural workers behind 40 per cent rise in funding for sector start-ups

  • Monday, 17 August, 2020
    News in-depthAgricultural production
    Coronavirus crisis fuels interest in vertical farming

    Crops grown in 9m tall towers could point the way to the future of food production

  • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
    Donna Kilpatrick
    A farming revolution is what we need in this crisis

    The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a reckoning for how we feed ourselves and where we get our food

  • Wednesday, 3 June, 2020
    Venture capital investment
    ‘Video is fine’: venture capitalists find the benefits in digital due diligence

    Investors believe remote tours could level playing field for entrepreneurs

  • Sunday, 31 May, 2020
    Impossible Foods Inc
    Nestlé’s burgers are Sensational and Awesome, but not Incredible

    Swiss group switches branding of plant-based products after challenge from Impossible Foods

  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
    Record sums flow into alternative meats in first quarter

    Price difference between plant-based meat and real meat is slimming as coronavirus hits supply chains

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
    Beyond Meat Inc
    Plant-based burgers to compete with real meat prices

    Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods spy retail opportunities as meat industry struggles with virus

  • Monday, 30 March, 2020
    Special ReportBoldness in Business
    Smaller Company: Ÿnsect hatches plan for food chain sustainability

    The French start-up’s insect protein for animal feed could ease environmental strain

  • Sunday, 8 March, 2020
    Food & Beverage
    Sales of plant-based foods surge in US

    Restaurants increase offerings of meat substitutes in burgers, tacos and pizzas

  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
    Impossible Foods steps up challenge to meat producers

    US plant-based burger company cuts prices for restaurants

  • Thursday, 27 February, 2020
    Agritech start-up Indigo to cut 150 jobs

    Closing operations in Australia as part of a realignment and refocus on fast-growing areas

  • Thursday, 27 February, 2020
    Gig economy
    SoftBank-backed DoorDash files for IPO

    Move comes as many think crowded US food delivery market will consolidate

  • Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
    Global investment in agricultural and food tech declines

    Funding for food delivery services plunges amid pullback in venture capital industry

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