SVG Ventures| Announces Agrifood Startup Finalists for its 2022 Global Impact Challenge
Summary
This premier industry gathering, which is aligned with the UNs sustainable development goals and key themes of COP27, will focus on disruptive innovation and transformational solutions that have the potential for global impact.Our 10 finalists represent the best of agrifood entrepreneurship from around the globe, said John Hartnett, founder and CEO of SVG Ventures|THRIVE. It captures plant-level data below the canopy and across the farm to provide real-time insights to growers for crop load management, and transparency for the supply chain to get more quality fruit in stores. The company is developing several novel, low-cost approaches to cell-based seafood.Nearly one-quarter of all global greenhouse gas emissions more than eight billion metrics tons of CO2 equivalent come from agriculture, forestry, and other land use, according to the EPA. The three finalists working to reduce or offset emissions are: Soilgenic Technologies from Calgary, Canada, patented a new process for production of enhanced efficiency fertilizer additives. THRIVE works with promising startups, leading corporations, top universities, and global growers to commercialize agtech and foodtech solutions to the biggest challenges facing agrifood.