INSPIRATION
Food production, including animal husbandry, produces a massive amount of carbon emissions. These emissions will continue to rise due to increasing population and food demands. However, there is a growing interest among consumers and food brands to support low-GHG farming practices,including precision agriculture and smart farming. Startups now also offer automated farming systems that utilize much less land and water than conventional farming while ensuring profits. These include urban farming systems, such as vertical farms and aquaponics, as well as greenhouses. Similarly,some food startups innovate with plant-based meat products that readily replace animal products and integrate with existing production lines.Such climate-positive food production methods are crucial to cutting down GHG missions from the sector while addressing the global food demands.
Klim is a German startup that builds a regenerative agriculture ecosystem. The startup provides farmers with access to its knowledge platform, facilitating the exchange of ideas between farmers. Moreover, farmers receive financial support based on their regenerative agricultural methods and the amount of CO2 sequestered in the soil. The funds come from individuals and companies that want to reduce their carbon footprint, allowing farmers to ensure profits.
Israeli startup Meat.The End produces plant-based meat.Its software platform integrates with existing extrusion lines to develop textured vegetable protein for minced meat analogs. Meat.The End uses its proprietary process to make plantbased burgers for food businesses.These solutions allow food brands to provide texture-rich and tasty meat alternatives to ensure customer satisfaction while being climate positive.
