Louisa Burwood-Taylor
The Agricultural Development Fund is funded by US and European governments and will seek private capital at a later stage.
The private sector has been actively involved in the two-year negotiation process for the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems, according to Robynne Anderson, secretariat for the International Agri-Food Network.
The family office-led fund management firm is raising capital to invest globally in its second agricultural venture.
The Beijing Australia Agricultural Resource Cooperative Development Fund will invest across agricultural industries.
The opportunities for investing into agriculture are endless, according to Jim Rogers, the famed US investor, businessman and author.
Howard Kaplan, founder and president of Farmvest, the agri investment consultancy based in California, explains some of the challenges investors face investing in the US.
The bank's private equity arm recently invested $35m into a Middle Eastern chicken producer.
Martin Davies, head of farmland investment for BNY Mellon-owned Insight, is leaving the global investment manager next month.
Rufo Quintavalle, a private investor and principal at a multi-family office, describes the importance of sustainability in the portfolio.
The Texas-based biotech company raised the capital in a Series B round of funding led by Otter Capital.