Gestion AgrIA, Canada, received a $4.7 million financial contribution from the Government of Quebec through the Green Fund to complete a key research project designed to help growers boost their productivity while significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

TIBOT Technologies, France, announced a $3.3 million financing round from investors such as Demeter Partners, France; Seventure Partners, France; Breizh Up, France; and Credit Agricole Ille-et-Vilaine Expansion, France, to help accelerate its international development.

Brookside Agra, O’Fallon, Ill., developed H2OExcel, a solution designed to protect vegetation from winter desiccation.

Nestlé, Switzerland, joined forces with the Swiss Canton of Vaud, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne (EHL Group) to develop and promote a global innovation ecosystem on food and nutrition.

Agriculture Capital, Portland, Ore., released its third annual Impact Report, measuring the positive impact of its regenerative management practices on the environment, economy and labor force.

Corteva Agriscience, Wilmington, Del., and MicroMGx, Chicago, announced a collaboration to provide farmers a wider range of microbial-based crop protection products.

Butterball, Garner, N.C., launched its inaugural corporate social responsibility report, “The Butterball Way,” which showcases how Butterball delivered responsible, sustainable food and agriculture practices in 2018.

McCain Foods, Canada, is the founding member of the One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition of leading companies.

Nearly 80% of the world’s population is dependent on imports to meet their food and nutritional requirements, as outlined in this report produced by the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy, London.

FruitSpec, an Israel-based portfolio company of The Trendlines Group Ltd., completed a $4 million investment round for its yield estimation solution.