Clare Pennington

FAIRR’s factory farming report says that avian influenza has already cost the US economy $3bn.

The window of opportunity for agri investors in Africa seems to be opening, but investors still face big risks.

Using drugs that are crucial to humans in livestock could claim 10 million lives each year by 2050.

The fund, expected to be approved in Dublin next year, will rely on globally rising water prices, as well as the demand for water safety in China and salmon from Norway.

Eurostat's report shows that while one in four farm holdings disappeared between 2003 and 2013, the average size of each holding went up by 38 percent.

Prosetta Biosciences looks at cell-free protein synthesising systems to find new treatments for animal and human diseases like rabies.

Jilin province is to pilot a scheme which will see banks provide more loans and financial services to agribusinesses.

The private and public-funded initiatives will tackle soil quality and help smallholder farmers in developing countries arm themselves against the challenges of climate change.

And can the alternative fertiliser technology make a comeback on the investor agenda?

The firm will follow a similar strategy to the one it applied to its timberland investments.