ABM Briefing: Killers of the Cereal Hamster wheel
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State of Agrifood tech - 25th November 2024
1/ Finding Neverland in Agrifood Systems
A critical look at Refood and Adam Partners’ thesis and recent report on transforming agrifood systems; double-clicking on the distinction between public and private capital; reviewing agrifood investment themes classified based on asset classes.
2/ Killers of the Cereal Hamster Wheel
Brothers and Sisters of the Indo-Gangetic plains, whether from India or Pakistan, breathe poisonous air (with AQI>300) today, thanks to farmers getting terminally stuck in the rice and wheat hamster wheel. Peeling the onion layers of this intractable problem to explore transformative possibilities.
3/ Making Sense of Elicit Plant’s €45 Million Fundraise
Categorizing Eliterra - The Elicit Plant Technology Platform based on ABM Agribiotech Platform Typology; How to evaluate the potential of phytosterols- plant cousin of cholesterol -and other secondary metabolites in agri-input biologicals?
4/ Does India Have a Palm Oil Problem?
With India’s palm oil imports increasing, you could argue that palm oil is the most efficient oil crop per hectare, and rising production could improve smallholder farmers' incomes and reduce foreign exchange losses. On the other hand, the experiences of Papa Nigua tell a different story.