Start-ups

The most talked about start-ups of 2025

The most talked about start-ups of 2025

By Oliver Morrison

From AI‑designed crop varieties and RNA crop protection to virtual fencing, laser soil scanners and extremophile microbes, here are the breakout agtech start‑ups of last year winning attention for solving hard, near‑term farm problems while attracting...

Why Bayer is partnering with Elaniti to unlock soil microbiome insights

Why Bayer is partnering with Elaniti to unlock soil microbiome insights

By Oliver Morrison

Bayer’s Crop Science Division has teamed up with UK agritech start-up Elaniti to harness the power of soil biology and artificial intelligence. The goal? To help farmers improve crop performance and sustainability by decoding the hidden signals in the...

Why venture capital may be failing agtech

Why venture capital may be failing agtech

By Oliver Morrison

A new academic paper argues that VC’s fast-growth model clashes with agriculture’s biological realities – calling for patient capital and farmer-led funding instead

Can improving the gut health of livestock reduce feed costs?

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit London 2025

Can improving the gut health of livestock reduce feed costs?

By Ryan Daily

UK-based start-up Oxcel uses nanobubbles to improve the gut health of livestock, thus reducing feed costs, as the company plans to expand the technology with the help of a seed round