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Naylor Farms, which has developed a method to extract protein from the brassica, is building a facility in the East Midlands
Venture capital investments in the segments plunge 44% in 2022 as rising costs and interest rates bite
Investors hope more lab-grown food will enter potentially lucrative market after US safety approval
High production costs together with increasingly vegetarian appetites may prevent this industry taking off
The European Commission is considering easing regulation on the technology. But critics say it is an untested risk being pushed by Big Ag
Ladybirds, food dye and fungi are all being pressed into the war on harmful insects
Interesting initiatives are emerging — especially in Asia
The organisms are so versatile they can be turned into both food and fuel
Farming indoors will not replace the outdoor version soon, but it should not be an either/or trade-off
Entrepreneurs develop alternatives to products often linked to deforestation and child labour
Constructive Bio plans to reprogramme microbes to make new materials from drugs to biodegradable plastics
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
The global agrifood system is wasteful and damaging but there are steps we can take to tackle it
After years of laboratory testing, companies are now racing to scale up their operations for commercial production of plants
Alexandria’s Joel Marcus describes high taxes as a ‘huge, huge problem’
Chief executive Josh Tetrick says boosting capacity will take years as sector reaches commercial scale
Campaigners want to divert commodities from biofuels but would doing so alleviate rising hunger levels?
Campaigners warn against loosening of gene editing rules made possible by Brexit
US crop trader will work with maker of first cultured chicken to receive regulatory approval
Impossible Foods claims rival Motif has infringed its patent on a product that uses an iron-containing molecule
Global genetically-modified crops market expected to grow to $45bn in five years
We face a major food crisis unless we can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels in agricultural supply chains
By preserving plant diversity, researchers aim to make agriculture more resilient
Entrepreneurs say lab-grown milk is greener — but consumers and farmers may take some persuading
Despite sales growth falling in the US and UK, an extra $3bn was invested into the sector in 2021
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