Chuck Stanley
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided a €15m loan to Kazakhstan dairy producer FoodMaster.
Private equity-backed precision agriculture company, Farmers Edge, has partnered with farm equipment dealer Moody’s.
Private investment can build agri chains to feed growing cities, but only with help from policymakers in developed economies, a report finds.
The private equity firm has acquired Peyman, in an attempt to reach a consumer base growing in size and wealth.
MSCI vice-president Colm Lauder has said a vote for Brexit could negatively impact UK farmland and forestry for years to come.
The USDA is investing $8.8m in advanced biofuel production from non-food plant sources, as it supports the industry in a challenging economic environment.
The currently projected $9.7bn US agri-trade surplus is still far below the $25.7bn seen in 2015.
Advances in aquaculture will be needed to meet growing demand for protein in sub-Saharan Africa, but the sector faces many more problems than other primary production industries, according to the FAO.
The impact investment firm is planning to hold a first close on its SEAF Colombia Agribusiness Fund on $20m, with an additional $15m in commitments expected this summer.
Swiss agtech company Gamaya has closed on $3.2 million for deployment of its drone-mounted analytics systems.