Clare Pennington

The paper says private companies concentrate too much on short-term profit margins, and that more research has to be carried out with public funding.

The chief operating officer for the Danforth Plant Science Center talks about how to attract the best start-ups from around the world.

The VC-backed company will look at how agriculture can help humans survive on space colonies.

The DFI will extend $20m to the farm operator and agribusiness holder, a long-term partner.

Sunny Delight has been acquired by a second private equity firm after Procter & Gamble sold the juice-based drinks brand's North American businesses in 2004.

Agribusinesses in South Africa have reached their highest historical debt levels, but a major lender's head of agriculture information said treating the sector as cyclical was key.

SLM partner Paul McMahon also said that ecological farming was safer than many intensive models as a long-term investment, with operational and underlying value of assets remaining more stable.

The Albania Agribusiness Support Facility will allocate EBRD credit through Albanian banks and microfinance institutions.

The US market for legal cannabis products grew by up to 90 percent last year, but legal as well as reputational concerns continue to keep professional investors at bay.

The German asset manager has acquired timberland assets in the UK for the first time.