Agtech advocate, entrepreneur. Creator Innovating Agtech podcast documentary-why change is needed in Agtech for the environment, farmer, entrepreneur & investor
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Well said @emilymnorton , great piece!
Good for you! The GFP was the best & most enriching part of my Nuffield travels (although, at times also v tough).
I wish more UK scholars got to take part in them 😔
@NuffieldInt @nuffieldaust
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Could not agree more!
A big reason agri-food corporates find it hard to work with startups is that they struggle to look beyond the 2 most common models for engagement:
1⃣making an equity investment
2⃣becoming a customer
There are more tools in the toolkit!
tenacious.ventures/notes/exp… @tenaciousvc
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Our recent #hedgerow planting🌱
At the end of last year, we chose to take responsibility for the carbon emissions from our travel in 2022.
We also decided to plant trees as a gift for friends and customers around the world, further increasing this impact.
Our solution👇🧵
It might not be perfect, but getting to a deal feels like a real step forward
amp.theguardian.com/environm…
#ReasonsToBeCheerful
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In this episode, Trudie Fell of Coralus Venture @Bellevie_care joins Activator Hannah Senior to talk about BelleVie’s innovative model for care, and what led her to this journey and supporting our growing aging population to to live the life that they that they want to live. ✨
“Investing is fundamentally a bet on a vision of the future we believe could exist … agriculture is largely outsourcing the development of that vision, and the placing of bets, to others”
My #FarmingMatters article in this week’s
@FarmersGuardian
"In many ways, the agricultural system we have now does not work well for farmers, the environment, or society. Diversifying who invests in agritech gives an opportunity to make changes."
@PBSInt Hannah Senior writes in this week's #FarmingMatters
bit.ly/3K2EkPv
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From dairy robots to macro economics. Amazing to see the constant pursuit for innovation whilst keeping a BALANCE for People, Planet and Profit. Netherlands have there political challenges but great to see some producers are doing what they can control. @nuffieldaust
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It was a pleasure to co-host Indro Mukerjee, CEO of @innovateuk & colleagues, alongside @Agrimetrics at @Rothamsted yesterday
We introduced some of our fantastic project partners @AEH_Hydrogel, @bactobio, @fotenixtech & @smallrobotco
▶️chap-solutions.co.uk/
#agritech
Congratulations @CoverCress - you’ve charted new territory with what you’ve built.
CCI is grateful to our partners for their support in our mission over the last decade. We're happy to create a meaningful exit for early-stage investors & founders following Bayer AG's acquisition of a 65% controlling interest in CCI. Read more here: zcu.io/xELz
We hear the glittery side of entrepreneurship.
It’s rare to get a less glowing perspective, when things don’t go right.
Thanks for sharing your experience, to be add some balance to the narrative, @philosophygeek
Descartes Labs was sold today.
As former CEO, I wrote a final Meditations on the company, focusing on how a high flying startup ended up with a mediocre exit, due to the power imbalance between the VCs and founders.
philosophygeek.medium.com/me…
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The best leaders are also the best followers. They follow a purpose, cause, or belief bigger than themselves.
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Food waste in North America by food group and lifecycle stage. Source: FAO
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“Show me a first-generation fortune and I'll show you a successful partnership between a talented individual and society's invisible venture capitalist, the commons.”
— William H. Gates, Sr.
Innovating Agtech (esp E5) discusses the issue of creating startups to suit the finance, not finance to suit the company
@ty_406 put it as:
(They) “lose sight of the problem they are solving in search of massive scale to justify the sky high valuations that investors expect”
Something that @ShaneAgronomy highlighted in this week’s @UpstreamAg but that actually came from @Nathande’s @EasyObservation newsletter that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately:
The Potential Theranos of AgTech
Here’s why…
easyobservations.substack.co…
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Exciting opportunity!
WWF seeks a forward-looking consultant to conduct a horizon scanning exercise to explore new and emerging trends and innovations that are likely to shape the future of food systems. #NewFoodHorizons
See TOR for more details drive.google.com/file/d/1KsC…
Love this article by @johanjorgensen:
"Can someone please restructure me out of this mess?"
Hits the nail on the head - we need the system to change, not just the products going through the system.agfundernews.com/im-drowning…
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The obsession of the capitalist class with "innovation" sits awkwardly alongside their insistence that "there is no alternative".
We are allowed to imagine new gadgets but not a just economy.
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A country though, where water scarcity and drought are real with far-reaching impacts; the gap between rich and poor has never felt greater; the impacts of coronavirus & price of fuel on the economy is huge and plastics/rubbish is a real issue. Significant challenges for many.
