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The Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley addresses major challenges of the future of food and nutrition using cutting-edge science and technology—from agriculture to waste, from innovative products to healthy, sustainable diets.
Nestlé, Switzerland, joined forces with the Swiss Canton of Vaud, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne (EHL Group) to develop and promote a global innovation ecosystem on food and nutrition.
For instance, Agriculture Capital reported significant improvement in water and energy efficiency across its vertically integrated citrus packing operations from 2017 to 2018.
Agriculture Capital, Portland, Ore., released its third annual Impact Report, measuring the positive impact of its regenerative management practices on the environment, economy and labor force.
Corteva Agriscience, Wilmington, Del., and MicroMGx, Chicago, announced a collaboration to provide farmers a wider range of microbial-based crop protection products.
Butterball, Garner, N.C., launched its inaugural corporate social responsibility report, “The Butterball Way,” which showcases how Butterball delivered responsible, sustainable food and agriculture practices in 2018.
Nearly 80% of the world’s population is dependent on imports to meet their food and nutritional requirements, as outlined in this report produced by the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy, London.
FruitSpec’s patented hyperspectral and computer vision algorithms enable the company to count the number of fruit and estimate fruit sizes for accurate early season fruit yield estimation.
This program will collaborate with universities, technology companies and other agri-centric companies on dedicated commercial farms that will pilot regenerative potato farming practices and emerging agriculture technologies.
McCain Foods, Canada, announced the new Farms of the Future initiative to advance sustainable farming practices by demonstrating scalability and economic viability.
TERRA collaborators hope to test more specialized applications and products in high-tech, biodegradable packaging or generating edible ingredients from air’s upcycled carbon dioxide, among other innovations.
The Terra Food + Agtech Accelerator program and its founding partners RocketSpace, San Francisco, and Rabobank, New York, partnered with 13 innovative food and ag startups to kick off its fourth cohort.
Aker Technologies, St. Louis, Mo., secured a $2.6 million investment in new equity financing to advance its TrueCause technology, an autonomous crop-scouting platform.
Join more than 500 food and agricultural supply chain leaders and experts at the 2019 Sustainable Agriculture Summit, Accelerating Progress: A Roadmap for Sustainable Agriculture, Nov. 20-21 in Indianapolis.
