Sepehr Achard

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As a dedicated journalist and entrepreneur, I helm iGrow News, a pioneering media platform focused on the evolving landscape of Agriculture Technology. With a deep-seated passion for uncovering the latest developments and trends within the agtech sector, my mission is to deliver insightful, unbiased news and analysis. Through iGrow News, I aim to empower industry professionals, enthusiasts, and the broader public with knowledge and understanding of technological advancements that shape modern agriculture. You can follow me on LinkedIn & Twitter.

Lloyds Banking Group and Wildfarmed Launch Food & Nature Resilience Fund

Lloyds Banking Group has teamed up with regenerative agriculture company Wildfarmed to launch the Food & Nature Resilience Fund, a vehicle meant to speed up the shift of UK farmland toward regenerative practices that boost biodiversity, restore soil health, protect water quality and cut carbon output. Khadija Ali, Group Director

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Olam Agri to Fully Integrate Ukraine’s Continental Farmers Group

Olam Agri has agreed to fully integrate Continental Farmers Group, a Ukrainian agricultural company owned by SALIC. 

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BASF Agricultural Solutions Launches Melyra Fungicide and Inveris Gold Insecticide in India

BASF Agricultural Solutions has announced the launch of Melyra Fungicide and Inveris Gold Insecticide, two crop protection products designed to help Indian farmers manage diseases and pests while improving crop productivity. Melyra is a broad-spectrum fungicide powered by Revysol Active, BASF's isopropanol azole molecule, which the company says supports disease

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Lufthansa Group Secures SAF Deal With Deutsche Bank to Cut Business Travel Emissions

Deutsche Bank is investing in the deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel with the Lufthansa Group as part of its strategy to cut the climate impact of business travel. The jointly agreed volume of roughly 1,600 metric tonnes of SAF is expected to save around 5,500 metric tonnes of CO2 —

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Verdesian Life Sciences Completes Buildout of Commercial Leadership Team

Verdesian Life Sciences has completed an 18-month buildout of its commercial leadership team, adding leaders across sales, business development, marketing and customer engagement to support its long-term growth strategy across North America. The most recent additions include John Dombrosky as Vice President of Business Development, Chris Wiley as Vice President

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Crystal Crop Protection Partners With Corteva Agriscience on Crop Protection Innovation

Crystal Crop Protection, a New Delhi–based crop solutions company backed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has filed draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise capital through an initial public offering.

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Garanti BBVA Issues Green Bond to Fund Sustainable Agriculture in Türkiye

Garanti BBVA has issued a green bond under its Sustainable Debt Finance Framework, earmarking the proceeds for sustainable agriculture projects across Türkiye. The funding is set to support organic and sustainable agricultural production, along with land management practices designed to protect natural resources.

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NSW Government Backs $105.5 Million Agriculture Innovation Push Across 14 Projects

Key Takeaways The NSW Government is investing $28 million through the Agriculture Industries Innovation and Growth Program, with recipients contributing $77.5 million for a total of $105.5 million across 14 […]

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Archimede Raises €1.5 Million Seed Round for Off-Grid Infrastructure Platform

Archimede, an Italian DeepTech startup building a modular system for managing and monitoring off-grid critical infrastructure, has closed a €1.5 million Seed round, surpassing its initial €1 million target. The round was led by Primo Capital SGR through its Primo Digital, Primo Digital Parallel Italia and Primo Digital Parallel Sud

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GranBio Turns Forest and Construction Waste Into Lower-Carbon Fuel With Amazon Backing

GranBio has developed biomass technology that converts forestry residues and construction debris into lower-carbon fuels aimed at hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and long-haul trucking. The company is working with materials including leftover branches from logging operations, crop stalks, and construction debris such as discarded pallets and plywood — materials

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