Agrifood -- the $8 trillion industry that's worth your salt

Consumers, retailers and farmers alike are hungry for the next generation of food, and investors are beginning to acquire the taste, too. Early-stage investment in agrifood tech startups reached $10.1 billion in 2017, a 29 percent increase on the previous year. Agrifood can be split into two parts. "Agritech" refers to technologies that target farmers. Jointly, the two have enough reach to impact every part of the production line, from farm to fork.