Clare Pennington
A total of $4.6bn was invested over 526 financing rounds last year, with food e-commerce taking top place followed by water and irrigation, according to a new AgFunder report.
Australia’s financial services watchdog has said its enquiries are ongoing, after ruling that in 2011 Timothy Hornibrook was behind the creation of a fake family office to gain access to sensitive financial information from competitors.
Fund manager Anholt bought 2,700 hectares of farmland on behalf of the family office-based philanthropic foundation, a significant portion of which is organically farmed.
The insurer’s $13bn agricultural portfolio head Barry Bogseth sees lending to agriculture as a long-term investment that helps offset MetLife’s liabilities.
Treasurer Scott Morrison blocked the sale of S Kidman's cattle properties to Chinese investors last November, citing national security concerns.
Happerley's founder says his new agricultural data, traceability and social networking software provides better traceability than the current Red Tractor.
Lower income levels for producers and farmers in the US will also drive up demand for agricultural debt, according to the insurer.
Timber funds priced at 85% of NAV, down slightly from 2014, according to the Setter Capital report's author.
Major agribusinesses like ADM, Bunge and Cargill are members of the group pushing for an end to the US trade embargo.
The fund will invest in cold chain storage, agricultural products and e-commerce.