Clare Pennington
The financing will be used to link smallholder farmers to agribusinesses through services like matching grants.
The real estate company paints a confident picture for further Australian farmland and cattle station sales in 2016.
The Tropical Asia Forest Fund and Australia New Zealand Forest Fund II are now half and two-thirds invested respectively.
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global pulled out of seven companies last year on environmental grounds.
Agriculture market participants on both sides of the Brexit debate are putting their cases, but where does that leave businesses?
The cattle station portfolio is now being sold without the contentious Anna Creek property, half of which is on a weapons range.
Pledges from New Forests and Ecosystem Investment Partners target conversation forestry, green infrastructure and ecological mitigation, as these see increased investor interest.
Financial support for farmers and access to the EU market are key sticking points for agriculturalists standing against an EU exit for Britain.
The Chinese agribusiness is raising a 3bn yuan fund, and is also seeking $450m through Hosen Capital.
The money comes from the government through FedDev Ontario, one of six regional development agencies set up to service local industries in Canada.