Editing Agronomics Limited (section)

== Operations ==
=== How did the idea behind the company come about? ===
The inception of Agronomics Limited can be traced back to a profound concern for our planet's future. As the world grapples with the escalating threats of climate change, the founders recognised a pressing need to address one of the most significant contributors to global warming: the food production industry.

Traditional agriculture, particularly animal farming, has long been identified as a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and water consumption. The environmental footprint of producing meat through conventional means is staggering. For instance, producing one kilogram of beef requires thousands of liters of water, vast tracts of land, and results in considerable CO2 emissions.

The founders of Agronomics Limited were not just alarmed by these statistics but were also driven by a vision to revolutionise the way we produce and consume food. They understood that the global population's growing demands for protein couldn't be met sustainably through traditional means. There was a need for innovation, a need to think beyond the conventional.

With a deep-rooted desire to combat climate change and its detrimental effects, the founders embarked on a journey to explore alternative, sustainable methods of food production. Their mission was clear: to produce food that is not only nutritious and delicious but also kind to our planet.

A Solution for the Future

Agronomics Limited emerged as a beacon of hope in this context. The company's focus on alternative proteins, particularly lab-grown meats and plant-based alternatives, offers a solution that can drastically reduce the environmental impact of food production. By harnessing the power of science and technology, Agronomics Limited aims to create foods that require a fraction of the resources compared to traditional farming.

The founders' commitment to this cause is evident in every facet of the company. From research and development to partnerships and investments, every decision is guided by the dual objectives of sustainability and innovation.

=== Investing policy ===
The company will invest in opportunities within the life sciences sector, concentrating on, but not being limited to, environmentally friendly alternatives to the traditional production of meat and plant-based nutrition sources (“Clean Food”). The company will focus on investments that provide scalable and commercially viable opportunities.

The company will invest in equity and equity related products in both quoted companies, which offer the benefits of liquidity, and in unquoted companies which offer the attraction of additional capital gains upon completion of a successful IPO. The company may also invest in shares of collective investment schemes with exposure to the life science sector and in long-term equity anticipation securities the underlying securities of which will be based on life science sector securities and/or indices relating to the life science sector. The Fund may invest in life science sector debt. Investments in life science sector debt shall not exceed 15 per cent. of the net asset value (NAV) of the company.

The company will be ungeared. The company will be a passive investor.

The company aims to deliver capital growth by realising capital gains when it considers that the valuation of individual investments looks to be excessive or, as is often the case in this sector, as a result of trade sales.

Assets and investments will be held by the company directly or through the individual share custodians of the brokers used by the company to acquire the shares.

Any material variation to the investing policy will require the approval of Shareholders at a general meeting of the company in accordance with the AIM rules for companies.

=== Portfolio companies ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Company
!Product Focus
!NAV Weighting
|-
|Liberation Labs
|Contract Manufacturer for Precision Fermentation
|11.4%
|-
|SuperMeat
|Cultivated Poultry
|9.7%
|-
|VitroLabs
|Cultivated Leather
|6.9%
|-
|Formo
|Precision Fermentation - Dairy Proteins
|5.7%
|-
|All G Foods
|Precision Fermentation - Dairy Proteins
|5.2%
|-
|Geltor
|Precision Fermentation - Collagen
|4.9%
|-
|BlueNalu
|Cultivated Bluefin Tuna
|4.6%
|-
|Meatable
|Cultivated Pork and Beef
|4.3%
|-
|The EVERY  Company
|Precision Fermentation - Egg Proteins
|4.3%
|-
|Onego Bio
|Precision Fermentation - Egg Proteins
|3.7%
|-
|Solar Foods
|Novel Air Protein
|3.2%
|-
|Good Dog  Food
|Cultivated Pet Food
|3.1%
|-
|The LIVEKINDLY Collective
|Plant-based Meat
|3.0%
|-
|Clean Food  Group
|Fermentation - Palm Oil
|2.3%
|-
|GALY
|Cultivated Cotton
|1.9%
|-
|Mosa Meat
|Cultivated Beef
|1.9%
|-
|Tropic
|Gene-Edited Crops
|1.6%
|-
|CellX
|Cultivated Chicken
|1.4%
|-
|California Cultured
|Cultivated Coffee  and Cocoa
|1.1%
|-
|Ohayo Valley
|Cultivated Beef
|0.8%
|-
|Bond Pet  Foods
|Precision Fermentation - Pet Food
|0.5%
|-
|Rebellyous Foods
|Plant-based Chicken and Equipment
|0.2%
|-
|Legacy Investments
|N/A
|0.2%
|}