Kalliope Gourntis
The African Development Bank has committed to making all its operational tools available, including financing, to help the West African country’s economic growth through agri and infrastructure development.
A limited supply of properties and a strong interest from tax-driven investors are keeping valuations firm, according to Strutt & Parker.
The development bank will pay $8m for its share just months after the agri trader received nearly twice as much from the IFC.
The loan would help the Singaporean agribusiness expand its operations in Egypt, Georgia, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine.
The French real assets manager has added 14,000 ha and €50m in value to its timber holdings with the acquisition of 15 forests in central Finland.
Instead of being ‘poverty traps,’ rural areas can drive economic growth in developing countries, the FAO says.
Known as the country’s ‘food bowl’, the region’s capacity for year-round crop production as well as permanent plantings is a major draw for institutional investors – both domestic and foreign.
The acquisition of Australia's Palgrove Stud brings the sovereign fund's land portfolio to 33 farms worth $215m.
The agriculture IoT start-up has raised fresh funds from Tencent and Syngenta Ventures, an existing investor.
The Australia-focused investment and farm management company’s decision to sell brings one of the country’s largest irrigated properties to market.