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This week, Icelandic land-based salmon farmer Laxey secured capital for the next phase of its sustainable salmon operation, while Hoofprint Biome raised money to address methane emissions with microbiome engineering.<\/p>\n

In acquisitions, Syngenta acquired Intrinsyx Bio to leverage the latter\u2019s proprietary endophyte formulations, and ICL acquired biologicals startup Lavie Bio.<\/p>\n

Funding<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 Laxey lands \u20ac130m in equity, debt financing to fund next phase of salmon project<\/a> Undercurrent News<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Hoofprint Biome raises $15m in Series A funding<\/a> FinSMEs<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greek startup Coffeeco Upcycle raises \u20ac715K to turn coffee waste into skincare and bioplastics<\/a> Tech Funding News<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Climate tech startup Arysun secures $575k pre-seed funding<\/a> Tech in Asia<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 S2G and Ocean 14 invest in Colombian insect startup<\/a> The Fish Site<\/em><\/p>\n

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Inside an Inari greenhouse. Image credit: Inari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

M&A, IPOs & partnerships<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Syngenta acquires Intrinsyx Bio, strengthening its position in nutrient use efficiency (NUE) fastest-growing market segment<\/a> Syngenta Biologicals<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 ICL acquires Lavie Bio, strengthening microbial ag solutions<\/a> Farming<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Farm management platform Fieldin teams up with ARAG to bring precision spraying to more US growers<\/a> AgFunderNews<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Verinomics and Pinnacle Seed form strategic partnership to accelerate Innovation in leafy greens<\/a> Business Wire<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 UK Government partners with Invest Africa<\/a> New Business Ethiopia<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Liberation Labs teams up with Vivici to produce animal-free whey protein in Indiana<\/a> AgFunderNews<\/em><\/p>\n

People moves<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Instacart CEO to step down<\/a> Grocery Dive<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Invaio Sciences, a flagship pioneering company, appoints Magalie Guilhabert as chief science officer<\/a> PR Newswire<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Inari welcomes agriculture veteran Lisa Nunez Safarian as board director<\/a> PR Newswire<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Victoria Stevens joins Bramble as partner in Bramble intelligence<\/a> LinkedIn<\/em><\/p>\n

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Will Shu, cofounder and CEO of Deliveroo. Image credit: Deliveroo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other news<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Terms agreed on DoorDash\u2019s billion-pound Deliveroo takeover<\/a> UKTN<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Oatly publishes Q1 financial results, says it remains on track for first full year of profitable growth<\/a> Vegconomist<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 From bulky bulbs to tiny chips: Uviquity emerges from stealth with far-UVC disinfection breakthrough<\/a> AgFunderNews<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Beyond Meat\u2019s \u2018clearly disappointing\u2019 Q1: \u2018The Beyond value proposition remains obscured in doubt and misinformation\u2019 says CEO<\/a> AgFunderNews<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa EU food and ag institutes join forces to create \u2018bridge between research and policy\u2019<\/a> Food Navigator<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea Emirati Scientists create wheat variety with \u2018record-breaking\u2019 19% protein<\/a> Green Queen<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Next-gen fridge startup tomorrow shuts down<\/a> The Spoon<\/em><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canadian insect ag pioneer Aspire pursues court-supervised rescue deal<\/a> AgFunderNews<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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