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Chris Janiec

Chris Janiec is Americas Editor at Agri Investor. Based in New York, Janiec coordinates coverage of private investment into global food and agriculture with colleagues in London. Previously, Janiec covered non-bank capital markets for PEI’s Private Debt Investor, taught international relations and US foreign policy at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing and worked as an analyst of petroleum and shipping markets in New York.
Farmland Partners chairman Paul Pittman says The Church of Latter-Day Saints affiliate Farmland Reserve was more interested in buying row crop assets than permanent crops.
Ben Vitale says his role will focus in part on commercial agreements to monetize regenerative practices which the firm has had in place since its 2014 founding.
David Chan says changes in the macro environment have created ‘potentially a generational opportunity’ in lending to US growers struggling to find working capital.
Wine
Co-founder Adam Waglay says the Los Angeles-headquartered firm’s entry into wine comes after a decade of study that identified NYSE-listed Duckhorn and its premium market segment as key targets.
The tech giant is by no means done with its buying spree – any onlookers wishing to get in on the action might have to move fast before supply becomes constrained.
Managing director John Morton linked plans for a 'landscape-scale regenerative agriculture play in Africa' to the future prospects of carbon markets at Climate Week in New York.
Chief sustainability officer Mark Wishnie says concessionary capital is critical to delivering scale and impact from BTG Pactual’s Latin American reforestation strategy.
Managing director Scott DeVos says Lil Bucks will be attractive to larger consumer packaged goods companies.
Pine trees, forestry
CDPQ managing director Nicolas Leyssieux says the regional timber platform established with Oregon-headquartered Chinook Forest Partners could surpass $200m in value.
Chief sustainability officer Mark Wishnie says resilience against potential future regulatory regimes is among factors driving buyers toward high-quality carbon credit projects.
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