• 14% of the food is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17% of total global food production is wasted due to elongated food supply chains.
• The agri-tech revolution is gaining momentum through technologies and innovations that are enabling new ways to produce food ranging from vertical farming to alternative proteins and dairy substitutes; and dramatically shortening the food supply chain.
• Agri-tech sector has benefitted from an 85% increase in VC investment that reached $51.7 billion in agrifood technologies between 2020 and 2021.

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