Nathan Williams
Quebec’s largest agri-business cooperative La Coop fédérée has secured a C$200m investment from a consortium of investors.
The fund should back private sector fund managers and speed the commercialization of emerging agri tech and practices in the country.
The total amount raised by the Nigeria-focused agri impact fund could hit $76m if an additional investment by Germany's KfW Development Bank is approved.
A report by Industry Super Australia says the industry should move towards the global benchmark of a 1% allocation to agri.
The IPD UK Annual Forestry Index recorded an annual return of 10.7%, a decline on 2014 and 2015 levels.
The proposed budget would eliminate a $234.5m ag exports-oriented program and speciality crop grants.
Freight Farms converts shipping containers into internet-connected growing spaces to produce green leafy vegetables hydroponically.
A group including Accel Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners participated in the Series E round in the Indian food delivery company.
The US mid-market consumer investor has sold the Canadian coffee roasting company to Italian roasters Lavazza.
The investment in the jointly owned Ghana-based dairy company will be used to expand factory production