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Feeding the World Along the New Silk Roads – Knowledge@Wharton

“A decentralized approach towards global agriculture may ensure that supply meets growing demand requirements, while also encouraging equitable participation regardless of geography,” write the authors of this opinion piece. They are Michael Ferrari, managing partner of Atlas Research Innovations , who is also on the faculty advisory committee for the Wharton Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership. His work focuses […]

Grants Will help Delaware Small Businesses – Don’t Miss This Opportunity

FROM THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE Since my time as lieutenant governor and congressman, it has been clear to me Delaware could be doing more — and needed to be doing more — to suppor t small business. As your governor, I have been looking for innovative ways to address that issue. EDGE (Encouraging Development, Growth […]

The World’s Fastest Growing Protein Sector is Facing, and Creating, Serious Environmental Risks, and It’s Not Beef

You may not realize that seafood is the fastest-growing protein category, with an annual growth rate surpassing that of all land-based animal meat combined. But the fish farming industry is in need of innovation to mitigate and reduce environmental concerns.  @f3techMD #aquatech #aquaculture #maryland Source: The World’s Fastest Growing Protein Sector is Facing, and Creating, […]

FoodShot Announces Winners of Soil 3.0 Challenge inc Trace Genomics & Carbon Sequestration Measurement

The multistakeholder investment platform catalyzed $3m in equity investment soil microbiome testing startup Trace Genomics and $535k in grant funding for three research projects. @f3techMD #agritech #maryland #innovation Source: BREAKING: FoodShot Announces Winners of Soil 3.0 Challenge inc Trace Genomics & Carbon Sequestration Measurement – AgFunderNews

Edible insects? Lab-grown meat? The real future food is lab-grown insect meat: Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture and plant-based meat substitutes.

Livestock farming is destroying our planet. It is a major cause of land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, acid rain, coral reef degeneration, deforestation — and of course, climate change. Plant-based diets, insect farming, lab-grown meat and genetically modified animals have all been proposed as potential solutions. Which is best? All of these combined, say […]

Regenerative Agriculture is Getting More Mainstream But How Scalable is it?

Dubbed “beyond sustainable,” regenerative agricultural methodologies seek to add to the soil through a self-nourishing ecological system that benefits the environment in the process.  @f3techMD  #agritech  #innovation #soil Source: Regenerative Agriculture is Getting More Mainstream But How Scalable is it? – AgFunderNews

The FDA and Food Entrepreneurs Need to Better Define the Consumer

Here Shmuel Rausnitz writes about his concerns relating to the FDA and foodtech entrepreneur’s tendency to oversimplify consumer demands and needs across demographics. @f3techMD  #agritech  #innovation #maryland Source: The FDA and Food Entrepreneurs Need to Better Define the Consumer – AgFunderNews

Does Thirst Start in the Mouth or the Gut?

A new study in mice reveals why consuming a beverage is usually pleasurable but is not always enough to quench thirst  @f3techMD #innovation #agritech Source: Does Thirst Start in the Mouth or the Gut? – Scientific American

It’s Time to Be Honest about Seafood

If we want to eat sustainably, aquaculture has to be part of the conversation  @f3techMD #aquaculture #innovation Source: It’s Time to Be Honest about Seafood – Scientific American Blog Network

It’s Time to Be Honest about Seafood

If we want to eat sustainably, aquaculture has to be part of the conversation.  @fetechMD #aquaculture #maryland #innovation Source: It’s Time to Be Honest about Seafood – Scientific American Blog Network