COVID-19: Games and activities using typical household items
You can stay home and save money by transforming typical household items into some new family fun. Games for kids don’t have to be flashy. Continue Reading
Monthly Archives April 2020
Should CBD become a part of your wellness routine in these troubling times?
“After I finished a round of anti-seizure medications, there weren’t any other pharmaceuticals available to help me with my brain injury,” Frankel said. “All of Continue Reading
Dragon Arlene Dickinson raises $100-million to back food and health startups
When Dragons’ Den star Arlene Dickinson set out in 2015 to raise a $100-million venture capital fund focused on Canadian food, beverage, health and wellness startups, she Continue Reading
UAE-based agri-tech firm Pure Harvest secures $100m Kuwaiti investment
The investment into Pure Harvest Smart Labs is the largest ever into agriculture technology in the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey UAE-based agri-tech Continue Reading
Amid Covid-19, the Gulf region commits $200m to safeguard its food security with agtech
A tangible hint of food insecurity wafted through Kuwait several weeks back, when a cheap and common food item—onions—disappeared from grocery stores in the small Continue Reading
Vertical farms ‘in pole position’ to disrupt the food system: Barclays Capital
Vertical farms are poised to capitalise on a US$50bn (€45.6bn) global market opportunity, according to market analysts at Barclays Capital. However, challenges remain. Vertical farms Continue Reading
What BDC is doing to support start-ups impacted by COVID-19
BDC Capital, BDC’s investment arm, has launched the BDC Capital Bridge Financing Program where we may match, with a convertible note, a current financing round being raised Continue Reading