The World Health Organization defines One Health as 'an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems'.
The Irish headquartered Yield Lab is the most active early-stage investor in sustainable agrifoodtech in Europe. Together with Nestlé, the largest global buyer of dairy products, and other leading dairy companies, are inviting all start-ups, world-wi …
Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and hoping to inspire others to follow.
Pymwymic, an agrifood venture capital fund based in Amsterdam, was founded in 1994 to align capital with values, focusing on people, planet, and profit. Under Rogier Pieterse's leadership since 2016, it transitioned to a cooperative model and specialized in agriculture, managing €100m across 22 companies. Despite challenges in balancing impact and financial returns, Pymwymic continues to advocate for sustainable investment in agriculture, emphasizing that technologies like precision spraying are economically necessary.
The November edition of AgTechNavigator’s movers & shakers column features personnel appointments from Bayer, NatureSweet, and Micropep Technologies.
European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) are EU-funded centres designed to help SMEs and public organisations adopt advanced technologies, but the agri-food sector is largely missing out, with only 1.7% participation by September 2024. Structural barriers such as poor broadband connectivity, limited cloud infrastructure, and financial challenges hinder agriculture's digital adoption, particularly in Eastern and Southern Europe. The study calls for sector-specific hubs, stronger policy frameworks, and more empirical research to bridge these gaps and ensure agriculture benefits from digital transformation, crucial for climate goals and food security.
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