Nufarm

Nufarm is one of four agrochemical incumbents holding a research and distribution partnership with Moa Technology, the Oxford Plant Sciences spinout that closed a £22.2 million Series C on 23 July 2026 . Nufarm is not an investor in the round; its role is to carry any new herbicide chemistry Moa finds through its own distribution and regulatory channels.

Nufarm is an Australian agricultural chemicals company founded in 1956, listed on the ASX and headquartered in Melbourne. It holds more than 2,100 product registrations and sells crop protection products, including herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, in over 100 countries.

Moa Technology has built no sales force of its own, so partnerships like Nufarm's are the route by which any of its new modes of action reach a field. University spinout deal counts fell 33% by count last year, and agricultural chemistry runs on decade-long regulatory timelines, which is why an established distributor rather than venture capital carries the commercial risk here.