AgFunder China AgriFood Report

China AgriFood Startups raised $1.8 billion in 2017 with the vast majority of investment ($1.7bn) flowing to businesses operating downstream, close to the consumer. Support from the country’s technology giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent at both the early and late stages, drove a significant portion of the year’s investment activity. Source: AgFunder – Tech Industry […]

Technical.ly Baltimore highlights F³ Tech Startup

Sam Clickstein

With early work growing mealworms, Biotrophics founder Sam Glickstein is exploring a new form of sustainable farming. Source: This Baltimore startup sees insects as the livestock of the future – Technical.ly Baltimore

Stop talking about innovation and act | The Japan Times

This article is painful to get through in the beginning, but there’s real value later towards the end. The definition of “innovation” has been discussed, debated and analyzed almost to death over the past decade or so — and yet it still comes up as one of the key agenda items that eat up time […]

New Farm Stress Management online resources available | University of Maryland Extension

The University of Maryland Extension (UME) announces the release of a new suite of online resources devoted to assisting farm families in dealing with stress management through difficult economic times, found at https://extension.umd.edu/FarmStressManagement. Source: New Farm Stress Management online resources available | University of Maryland Extension

TEDCO Builder Fund, Betamore Hosts Speaker Series with Startup Experts

Weekly series to feature insights, presentations from successful entrepreneurs from around the region COLUMBIA, Md. (September 17, 2018)—TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announces the launch of its upcoming Builder Fund Speaker Series, in partnership with Betamore. Each session will feature startup experts sharing important insights through educational workshops and talks, followed by a […]