| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.08.2022 | Central Mexico’s agtech ecosystem resists and thrives despite global challenges | Editor’s Note: Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias is director of the Kirchner Food Fellowship Mexico, a student-led impact investment program operated by the Kirchner Impact Foundation, one of the ‘returning’ arms of Kirchner Group a values-based No... |
| 04.03.2021 | Why we launched an impact investment fellowship cohort for historically black colleges & universities | Editor’s note: Blair Kirchner and Hattie Brown are directors of the Kirchner Food Fellowship, a student-led impact investment program operated by the Kirchner Impact Foundation – an arm of leading ag sector advisor Kirchner Group.
The progr... |
| 06.11.2020 | A foretaste of Gen Z foodtech: micro-bubbles, aeroponic potatoes, & algae omega-3 | Not all of Generation Z are sailing across the Atlantic while berating world leaders for climate change inaction. Some are founding startups.
For a foretaste of what this latest generation of startups means for foodtech, AFN checked in with... |
| 28.06.2019 | A Surprisingly Developed Agtech Ecosystem Flourishes in Central Mexico | Editor’s Note: Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias is director of the Kirchner Food Fellowship Mexico, a student-led impact investment program operated by the Kirchner Impact Foundation, one of the ‘returning’ arms of Kirchner Group the North America... |
| 20.02.2019 | Kirchner Food Fellowship: Combating Global Food Insecurity & Funding Socially Responsible Agriculture with Students | Editor’s Note: Blair Kirchner is director of the Kirchner Food Fellowship, a student-led impact investment program operated by the Kirchner Impact Foundation, the non-profit arm of the North American merchant bank. A few months ago the Fell... |
| 09.03.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: Insect M&A, Kraft Heinz Launches Incubator, Startup Makes Egg Protein from Fungi, more | Alltech president and founder Dr. Pearse Lyons dies at 73
Dr. Pearse Lyons founded Alltech in the 1970s after immigrating to America in the 1970s. The global company provides products related to animal feed, food safety, crop science, and a... |
| 04.08.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Monsanto Emails, New Australian Accelerator, Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill, more | Controversial Monsanto Communications Revealed
New documents made public by The New York Times in conjunction with a lawsuit against Monsanto show various attempts to influence research and broader public opinion through questionable means,... |
| 23.06.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Food & Agtech Business Competitions and Accelerators Gather Pace, more | It’s Time for the 2017 Census of Agriculture!
Hey, farmers: make sure your voice is heard and your operation counted in the USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture. This includes unconventional and urban farmers. Why take the time to fill out the... |
| 20.02.2017 | 10 Food Incubators That Are Helping Entrepreneurs Thrive | We all know that starting a business can be a rough-and-tumble experience, but getting into the food industry can be one of the most challenging of them all. Food entrepreneurs who want to stake a claim in the industry have to traverse thro... |
| 12.05.2016 | Fundings-in-Brief: Agrilyst Scores $1m Seed Round During a Busy Week for M&A | Agrilyst Raises $1m Ahead of Cannabis Platform Roll Out
Disrupt SF 2015 winner Agrilyst has raised $1 million in seed funding in a round led by New York seed stage investors Brooklyn Bridge Ventures with participation from NYC early-stage t... |
| 10.05.2016 | Kirchner Food Fellowship Invests in Till Mobile, Connecting Food and Clothing Brands to Smallholder Farmers | Kirchner Food Fellowship, the agricultural impact investment arm of merchant bank Kirchner Group, has invested in Till Mobile, a supply chain communications company.
The Fellowship brings on three students each year to help identify and inv... |