299: How Spain is staking its claim as a global agtech leader

<div>Spain is a food superpower; the fourth largest agri-food player in Europe and the tenth biggest in the world. It is perhaps less well-known as an obvious choice for agritech and innovation.<br> <br> </div> <div>But that feeling is misplaced, and it is changing, as Spain grows as a leading light in this area.<br> <br> </div> <div>In this episode of the Food Matters Live Podcast, we meet one of the organisations fuelling that growth, <a href="https://eatableadventures.com/">Eatable Adventures</a>.<br> <br> </div> <div>Eatable Adventures discovers and supports innovative foodtech start-ups.<br> <br> </div> <div>Spain has always been famous for its fishing, aquaculture, vegetables, and much more. Eatable Adventures is helping to raise the country’s profile in areas such as alternative proteins, biotech, AI, and innovative, climate-friendly solutions.<br> <br> </div> <div>It supports start-ups, helping them grow from good ideas, to real-world solutions to the global food system’s biggest challenges.<br> <br> </div> <div>Eatable Solutions’ main focus is on start-ups that supply industry, rather than being consumer-facing.<br> <br> </div> <div>That’s partly down to funding opportunities, but it appears to be a smart move.<br> <br> </div> <div>Less money needs to be spent on creating a brand, and there have been notable successes including:<br> <br> </div> <ul> <li>Alternative protein company - <a href="http://innomylabs.com/">Innomy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://cocuus.com/en_us/">Cocuus</a> – which prints 3D meat</li> <li>Indoor hop farm - <a href="https://www.ekonoke.com/">Ekonoke</a> </li> </ul> <div>Listen to the full episode to find out how Eatable Adventures helps companies like those listed, and why those businesses were chosen.<br> <br> </div> <div>We also ask: What is driving the agtech sector in Spain?<br> <br> </div> <div>Other countries with flourishing scenes, such as <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/how-israel-became-a-world-leader-in-food-tech-innovation-food-podcasts/">Israe