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Organic Fields offers an innovative biological, certified organic fertilizing solution to commercial growers in the agricultural.

Umami is a pioneering agri-tech company that specializes in cultivating microgreens using advanced, indoor vertical farming techniques. It offers a diverse range of microgreen products, including radish, mustard, red clover, and specialty mixes, along with value-added items like umami pesto and mayonnaise. By operating year-round and eliminating the need for traditional farming land and weather dependence, Umami ensures consistent, high-quality, and affordable microgreens for its customers.

Impasta Foods produces tasty and nutritious value-added vegetable products.

Earnest Agriculture collaborates with farmers to transform agricultural waste into innovative biofertilizers that enhance crop yields. By converting waste products such as manure and vegetable remnants, the company provides an eco-friendly solution that not only helps farmers manage their waste but also offers them a potential source of additional income. Utilizing a combination of composting, vermicomposting, and advanced microbial technologies, Earnest Agriculture develops proprietary fertilizers designed to improve soil quality, promote drought resistance, and suppress pathogens. This approach not only reduces the environmental impact of farming but also allows farmers to lower their input costs while increasing their productivity.

Nature Knows is a provider of fresh, ready-to-eat fruits and vegetables, specializing in innovative and eco-friendly packaging solutions. The company focuses on delivering plant-based snacking and meal options, ensuring convenience and quality for consumers seeking healthy food choices. By utilizing breathable packaging, Nature Knows enhances the freshness and longevity of its products, aligning with sustainable practices while catering to the growing demand for nutritious, on-the-go meals.

Little Bandits is a dairy-free brand specifically designed for children, founded in response to the increasing prevalence of food allergies among kids. The company produces a range of yogurt products made from coconut milk, which are both dairy-free and soya-free. These yogurts are enriched with essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamins D2, B12, and iodine, making them allergy-friendly and low in sugar. Little Bandits aims to provide healthy, fun-tasting, and vegan-friendly food options for children, filling a gap in the market for a leading brand in the children's free-from and plant-based food categories.

Pricepally is an online grocery service that connects consumers directly with farmers and wholesalers for bulk purchasing of fresh food items and household essentials. By aggregating demand, it offers affordable prices while supporting local agriculture.

Paragon Pure is a food ingredient company specializing in developing natural products that cater to modern dietary needs. They focus on areas such as flavor encapsulation and process engineering, leveraging physical chemistry principles and navigating regulatory spaces to create healthier, sustainable structured fats and flavors.

MycoNourish develops and commercializes beneficial microbes, including fungi, tailored to specific crops to address production challenges. By leveraging symbiotic relationships between microbes and plants, the company aims to enhance yields and quality while adding value for growers. Its approach involves creating advanced microbial strains that pair with particular crops, supporting healthier crops and contributing to reduced food waste through more reliable production outcomes.

Organifarms specializes in developing robotic solutions tailored for greenhouses and vertical farms. Their primary product is harvesting robots designed to automate the harvest, quality control, and monitoring processes of fruit and vegetable crops. This automation addresses the challenges posed by labor shortages and rising labor costs within indoor farming environments, while also enabling cultivation methods free from pesticides.

HeroGo is a company that offers a subscription service for reclaimed food produce, focusing on reducing food waste and lowering grocery expenses. By providing sustainably sourced fresh produce delivered directly to consumers' homes, HeroGo caters to environmentally conscious individuals who seek to make a positive impact on the environment. The service not only helps customers save money but also contributes to the reduction of food waste and carbon dioxide emissions, aligning with the growing demand for sustainable and responsible consumption practices.

Azucena is a producer of food products that specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine, focusing on the combination of corn with authentic Mexican ingredients. The company offers a range of items, including corn tortillas, tacos, nachos, and organic nopal, aimed at providing healthy and everyday food options for consumers. By emphasizing functional properties and nutritional values, Azucena caters to the tastes of discerning palates while promoting the rich flavors of Mexican culinary traditions.

Fooditive specializes in producing plant-based sweeteners derived from apples and pears, offering a healthier alternative to traditional sugars. Their products cater to health-conscious consumers seeking organic and non-organic options.

Caulys is a pioneering urban agriculture company that empowers individuals to cultivate their own fresh, organic fruits and vegetables at home using innovative indoor greenhouse tool-kits. Their systems enable year-round growing with minimal effort, reducing waste and carbon footprint associated with traditional farming methods.

Caulys is a pioneering urban agriculture company that empowers individuals to cultivate their own fresh, organic fruits and vegetables at home using innovative indoor greenhouse tool-kits. Their systems enable year-round growing with minimal effort, reducing waste and carbon footprint associated with traditional farming methods.

Clean Crop Technologies develops an innovative cold plasma treatment that uses air and electricity to remove contaminants such as pathogens, toxins, molds, and yeasts from seeds and foods. This energy-efficient process improves crop yields, reduces food waste, enhances food safety, and leaves no harmful residues.

Snack Jack is a organic food supplier that specializes in plant-based jerky made jackfruit,

Fresh.Land is a digital platform that connects farmers directly with retailers, reducing intermediaries. This enables consumers to enjoy fresher produce, lowers carbon emissions by 88%, reduces food waste by 10%, and decreases chemical usage by 55%. The platform offers scale, digital infrastructure, and expertise to support farmers.

Waku creates healthy drinks. Their products include passion fruit, raspberry rose, and lemon tea. They also offer online shopping services.

Makomas is a food and beverage company that specializes in producing 100% natural juice drinks inspired by the flavors of West Africa. The company focuses on using fresh, sustainably grown ingredients sourced directly from small farmers in the region. Its products are crafted from a variety of organic fruits, flowers, leaves, and roots, all selected for their scientifically proven health benefits. Makomas aims to provide consumers with gourmet super juices that contain no added sugar, artificial colors, or preservatives, highlighting traditional African recipes while promoting health and sustainability.

Selina Wamucii facilitates international trade in African food and agricultural products. Its platform connects businesses worldwide with local cooperatives, farmers' groups, and agro-processors, ensuring trust and efficiency. The company offers a diverse range of products, including fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, oils, beverages, grains, spices, and commodities.

La Huerta de Elisa is a pioneering Mexican food company that specializes in producing all-natural baby food made from native fruits, vegetables, and grains. The company is dedicated to providing children with proper nutrition through its products, which are crafted exclusively from authentic Mexican ingredients. La Huerta de Elisa's offerings are free from additives such as sugar, modified starch, and chemicals, ensuring that children receive wholesome and nutritious foods essential for their development. By focusing on quality and natural ingredients, the company aims to promote healthy eating habits in a practical and enjoyable manner for young consumers.

FARM INPUT & OUTPUT PRIVATE LIMITED operates a digital marketplace focused on agricultural produce in emerging markets, where internet access for farmers is limited. The company offers a hybrid platform that integrates both digital and SMS-based technologies, allowing farmers to list their crops through an AI-driven SMS chatbot. Buyers can search for available produce by location, time of sale, and quantity using the Farmster app or website. This innovative approach enables farmers to connect with potential buyers even before harvest, facilitating transactions and enhancing the agricultural value chain. By bridging the gap between farmers and buyers, FARM INPUT & OUTPUT PRIVATE LIMITED aims to improve market access and streamline the agricultural exchange process.

MagicTomato operates an online grocery marketplace focused on providing locally sourced and made products. Established in September 2016 in the Geneva area, the company aims to promote sustainable grocery shopping by offering a range of non-industrial and GMO-free items, including fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, and beverages. The marketplace features over 800 products sourced from a network of approximately 30 local artisans, ensuring ultimate freshness and quality. MagicTomato's business model emphasizes reducing food waste and packaging, while facilitating same-day delivery to customers. With a commitment to enhancing consumer access to healthy and smart grocery options, the company has achieved break-even status.

My Fruit Truck brings fresh fruits and vegetables from the local market to your door. It works like the ice cream truck in the USA, it passes by your neighbourhood and you can pick your own selection of fresh fruits and vegetables directly from the truck. Bought on the day, the produces are guaranteed fresh and delivered to your door. We also adapt the selection to your preference, to help you find with us your fruits and vegetables one-stop-shop.

RUSTYS is an Israeli healthy lifestyle bringing mindful snacking to the local market without compromising on taste. RUSTYS Nut Butters & Treats is a local Israeli healthy lifestyle brand giving the local market the ability to eat healthy without having to compromise on taste. They use locally sourced nuts to help promote local agriculture and combine them with organic flavors from around the globe such as Canadian maple syrup to create the most delicious nut butter spreads. Their online presence, community events and recipes they share with their audience help Israelis live healthier more active lives.

Superb Smoothies provides delicious, healthy and convenient foods that help to reduce this food waste. Their products are packed with delicious, healthy, fruit and vegetables, super seeds and superfoods with no added sugar, salt or preservatives. These Superb mixes are stored in a cupboard for up to 2 years and are much less likely to be wasted. Not that They will need 2 years to use them. They are confident that they are so delicious and easy to use that they won't last in your cupboard for long.

FoPo extends food shelf life from 2 weeks to 2 years by freeze drying & turning it into powder, while reducing food waste & helping farmers. In FoPo, they collect ugly fruits & vegetables before expiry from groceries & farms, freeze dry them, & turn them into food powder to preserve their nutrients, prolong shelf life, & maximize logistics. It can be used for smoothies, soups, fruit shakes, & more. The product will be sold via online, supermarkets, humanitarian mission agencies & food companies. With low price, reduced food waste & support for local businesses & farmers, FoPo creates value from the inefficiency in the food system.

Asulia makes all natural, handcrafted fusion foods. At Asulia, they believe healthy tastes delicious and we're obsessed with sharing their love of vegetables. They have a line fusion vegan dumplings in kale, chickpea, and taro root at Whole Foods, Formaggio Kitchen SE and more. Each retail box of delicious dumplings contains 2-3 servings of superfood veggies with low glycemic index ingredients. Nutrition and education changed our life and it can change many others. A portion of proceeds support girls' education.

SproutsIO, Inc. is a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2013, that specializes in designing and manufacturing automated smart indoor gardening systems. These systems allow individuals to cultivate fresh fruits and vegetables on demand, utilizing machine learning technology and proprietary growing profiles to optimize seed growth. The SproutsIO smart microgarden operates soil-free, offering year-round cultivation that can be controlled via a mobile application. This application provides users with intuitive controls, real-time sensor reports, and camera feeds to monitor their gardens remotely. The system is designed to fit seamlessly in residential spaces, providing a sustainable alternative to traditional agriculture by empowering consumers to grow their own produce regardless of climate or gardening experience. Through innovative hybrid hydroculture technology, SproutsIO aims to make personal farming accessible and efficient, reducing resource use compared to conventional growing practices.

Global Village Fruit has an extensive network of suppliers, partnerships with Whole Foods Market, and a positive international reputation. They've imported their first shipment and will soon raise funds on evidence-based sales projections. Global Village Fruit introduces new wonderfruit to the US market, beginning with India's jackfruit.

Off the Cob makes the first tortilla chips with real sweet corn.

Fenugreen, founded in 2010, specializes in the production of FreshPaper, a biodegradable and compostable paper product designed to extend the freshness of fruits and vegetables. Utilizing organic spices, FreshPaper emits a maple-like scent that helps preserve produce for a longer duration. Initially introduced through handmade batches at farmer's markets and street fairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the product has gained global usage among farmers and families. In addition to its core product, Fenugreen is committed to supporting local food banks in the United States and assisting small-scale farmers in developing countries through various initiatives.