Dealroom: VC investment in farm automation startups is up 40% year-to-date, amid a shortage of agricultural workers during the pandemic (Emiko Terazono/Financial Times)

Emiko Terazono / Financial Times:
Dealroom: VC investment in farm automation startups is up 40% year-to-date, amid a shortage of agricultural workers during the pandemic  —  Shortage of agricultural workers behind 40 per cent rise in funding for sector start-ups  —  The coronavirus pandemic and a shortage of agricultural workers …