Louisa Burwood-Taylor
Aspada Investment Company has invested $3.2m into InI Farms, a vertically-integrated horticulture company. Kushal Agrawal, chief financial officer, discusses the sector's opportunities.
The Australasian real estate company has hired Shaun Hendy from CBRE as director of valuation, rural & agribusiness. He is looking to recruit three to four new valuers to join his North Australian team.
The UK development finance institution has joined Finnfund in committing to Miro Forestry, a sustainable forestry company operating in Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Berry Polmann and Gaia Arnaboldi have left Swiss fund of funds house Adveq where they were executive directors of real assets and leading the firm’s agriculture investment effort.
Colombian cocoa private equity fund Serfinco Agronegocios has held a first close on $10 million. The 20-year fund is targeting $30 million overall and hopes to close by the end of the year.
How can public institutions, development agencies, investors, researchers and producers work together to build a food sector that propels economic growth, meets demand and helps maintain social stability?
The launch of Pantheon’s separate accounts business for real assets including agri and timber highlights the continuing need for more institutional-grade middlemen in the agri investment market.
Edyn, a garden sensor manufacturer, has exceeded its $2 million pre-Series A funding target on AgFunder.
In support of World Water Day yesterday, asset managers, consultants and investors discuss the different ways to invest in water for agri.
Ginkgo Bioworks raised the Series A funding from a group of venture capital firms.