Back in 1870, almost half the U.S. workforce was employed in agriculture — today just two percent of Americans work on farms. Over the decades, some people were driven away by mechanization, lured to cities by the promise of better paying jobs. More recently, trade wars, tariffs, volatile crop prices and declining profit margins have increased...
Like most corporates the size of GrainCorp and many of the world's agribusinesses, the company is not positioned or organized in a way that makes it possible to survey the startup scene as often as necessary. Step in TERRA, the accelerator from RocketSpace and Rabobank.@f3techMD #agritech #feed Source: How TERRA helps...
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College entrepreneurs who focus on food products face their own set of challenges, including waste and food safety regulations, experts say.#f3techMD #university #student #food Source: Dorm to Table: College Start-Ups Take Aim at Food Industry - The New York Times...
The days of easily found problems and solutions are fading away. To create value, start digging deeper. Here’s an industry secret: At its very core, when we strip away all the smoke and mirrors, the buzzwords and superlatives, innovation is really about belief and disbelief. For example, if you believe the only...
The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that agriculture is responsible for 37% of greenhouse gas emissions. There’s hope—and a solution.Reading through the report, I can’t help but wonder whether any of those 100 scientists have visited the kind of agriculture that can turn this mess...
Shiru, a new company that’s launching from the latest batch of Y Combinator-backed startups, is joining the ranks of the businesses angling for a spot at the vanguard of the new food technology revolution.@f3techMD #bugtech #insect #agritech Source: Protein replacement startups are coming for food additives as Shiru launches from Y...
From the bustling streets of Bangkok and into labs in the APAC region, here’s how start-ups here are harnessing the power of the insect kingdom.@f3techMD #bugtech #agritech #insects Source: Why is insect-based protein sprouting wings in Asia? - AgFunderNews...
@BaltimoreInnovationWeek is back Oct 5-11! This is your chance to network with leaders of every industry and learn how they are changing the way we think, communicate, and live. Visit bit.ly/biw19 to reserve your spot at one of this years panel discussions, workshops, happy hours, and more! #biw19 Source: Help spread the word! BIW19 Marketing...
The Maryland Department of Commerce approved a $100,000 grant for the Unmanned Aircraft System facility. It'll have room to develop and test new unmanned aircraft.@f3techMD #agritech #drone #maryland #salisbury Source: A drone flight center is coming to the Eastern Shore's Salisbury Regional Airport - Technical.ly Baltimore...
