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Inari Honored as 2024’s AgTech Company of the Year
For the third consecutive year, the AgTech Breakthrough Awards program has named Inari the Overall AgTech Company of the Year. The company previously received the recognition in 2022 and 2023. The mission of the AgTech Breakthrough Awards is to provide a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the agricultural and food technology innovators driving the industry…
Read MoreInari Grows Indiana Footprint, Accelerates Product Operations with $20 Million Expansion
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., August 21, 2024 — Inari today marked the grand opening of a new 42,000-square-foot facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. The $20 million expansion – Inari’s largest to date – further accelerates the development and commercialization of higher-yielding seeds to meet market demand. Through its SEEDesign™ technology platform, Inari combines AI-powered predictive design and advanced…
Read MoreInari CEO Named a Top Management Maverick by Seed World Magazine
Inari CEO Ponsi Trivisvavet has been named one of Seed World magazine’s 15 top Management Mavericks in North America, “leaders who tend to break away from conventional expectations, showing creativity and originality.” Read more about the recognition here.
Read MoreReuters: Australian Trial of Gene-Edited Wheat Aims for 10% Bigger Yields
The groundwork for a major trial of gene-edited wheat has begun in Australia, where a state company is growing hundreds of varieties it says could be up to 10% more productive and make farming more sustainable. Read the full article on Reuters.com.
Read MoreBBC News: How Crops Are Being Disaster-Proofed
Gene editing has already developed in leaps and bounds. But one young seed-design company that wants to take the technology even further is Inari. Read the full article on BBC.com.
Read MoreQ&A: An Insider’s Insights on Gene Editing
Gro Alliance’s Jim Schweigert shares why the technology is a pathway to a fruitful future New breeding technologies like gene editing come with a multitude of benefits. Agriculture leaders recognize the need for advanced breeding techniques that put better seed in the hands of farmers, strengthen market opportunities and commercial certainty, all while addressing some…
Read MoreAn 80-Year-Old Lesson for Addressing Climate Change
By Jamie SaxonHead of Sustainability – Earth Day is typically spent reflecting on how to support a better future, but today, I want to start by looking back – specifically, 80 years into the past. In 1944, wheat farmers in Mexico could barely make ends meet. Consistent crop failures and starvation were common, with the country’s…
Read MoreInfographic: Accelerating Breeding for a Fast-Changing Future
Humans have been breeding plants to their benefit for thousands of years. And while this has opened incredible frontiers in agriculture, traditional breeding practices remain gradual and labor-intensive. Given today’s dual pressures of climate change and a fast-growing global population, speed has become more important than ever. The next wave of breeding technology is critical…
Read MoreCollaborating for a More Secure Food System
Q&A with Inari’s Ponsi Trivisvavet and InterGrain’s Tress Walmsley In February 2022, Inari and leading Australian cereal breeding company InterGrain announced a collaboration to bring step-change yield improvements to one of the world’s most critical food crops – wheat. To mark the two-year anniversary of this news and reflect on the progress already made, our…
Read MoreBloomberg: Massachusetts Startup Inari Raises Equity at $1.65 Billion Value
Massachusetts agtech startup Inari Agriculture Inc. said it raised $103 million of new equity at a $1.65 billion valuation. Read the full article in Bloomberg.
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