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Keychain, a start-up in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, has secured $30 million in Series B funding, in a round led by Wellington Management, with participation from existing investor BoxGroup.

he Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) has launched a funding initiative offering up to $2 million for projects using geospatial technology to tackle global food security and sustainable agriculture challenges.

Meatable has acquired UK start-up Uncommon Bio’s cultivated meat platform, along with its key technologies, patents, cell lines and several team members.

Norwegian agtech company Saga Robotics has secured $11.2 million in equity funding to expand the commercial rollout of its autonomous agricultural platform, Thorvald, in the UK and US.

OCOchem, a leader in CO2 electrolysis technology, has entered into a new partnership with ADM.

India has inaugurated its first Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Animal Stem Cell Laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) in Hyderabad, a facility aimed at advancing regenerative medicine and cellular therapies for livestock.

BASF, Corteva Agriscience and MS Technologies have signed a trait licensing agreement to introduce BASF’s nematode-resistant soybean (NRS) trait into Enlist E3 and Conkesta E3 soybean varieties for farmers in Brazil.

Prefer has raised $4.2 million in an oversubscribed funding round and launched its first commercial products.