Protein Industries Canada has announced the addition of two new companies to its Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain program, marking the third cohort under the initiative. The program is designed to help food manufacturers develop products that incorporate more Canadian-grown and Canadian-processed ingredients, with the broader goal of strengthening the
Vireo Growth Inc. (CSE: VREO; OTCQX: VREOD) has announced a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire C21 Investments Inc. (CSE: CXXI; OTCQX: CXXIF) through an all-share transaction. Under the terms of the deal, each C21 shareholder will receive 0.023052 of a Vireo subordinate voting share for every C21 share held. C21
Anterra Capital has announced a $100 million first close on its third fund, with a fundraising target of $200 million. The firm, which describes its approach as backing companies that transform food and agriculture through existing industry channels rather than rebuilding the system from scratch, positions Fund III as the
Rainbow Crops, a next-generation agtech company developing improved crop varieties through the engineering of complex agronomic traits, has announced a €9.7 million seed funding round. The oversubscribed raise will be used to accelerate the company's AI-supported multiplex genome editing capabilities, deploy its platform across additional crops, and expand its scientific
Local Bounti Corporation (NYSE: LOCL) has announced the commercial launch of a six-product assortment of its indoor-grown leafy greens at Harris Teeter, covering the grocer's entire network of more than 250 stores across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The placement strengthens Local Bounti's retail footprint in the region and expands its
Picketa Systems has closed an oversubscribed $2.1 million funding round led by Tall Grass Ventures, with participation from new investors
Between 2022 and mid-2026, 32 companies in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry filed for bankruptcy, entered restructuring, or ceased operations. The first wave had a clear explanation: rising interest rates, energy price spikes, the withdrawal of cheap capital. But those conditions began to ease in 2025, and the failures
French agricultural cooperative group Océalia has announced a minority stake investment in agtech startup Cyclair, as part of its Cap 2030 strategic plan. The investment is positioned as a direct step toward offering cooperative members a concrete alternative to chemical herbicides — one that reduces environmental impact without cutting into
Ardian and Societe Generale have announced a nature-based solutions equity partnership centered on Averrhoa NBS, a new impact fund managed by Ardian's Infrastructure team alongside aDryada Advisory. Societe Generale has committed EUR 100 million as the fund's anchor investor and will provide financial advisory and structuring support through its affiliate,
Tiryaki Syria, operating under Tiryaki Anadolu — a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiryaki Agro — has signed a cooperation agreement with the Syrian Sovereign Fund to build a large-scale agricultural processing facility in Syria. The deal covers a 10-year operational period and targets around USD 500 million in annual processing