Nora Zhou

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture will award grants across water, climate, childhood obesity and food security projects.

The World Bank's political risk and credit insurance arm has insured EcoPlanet Bamboo South Africa for $8.6m.

PDC Capital Group, a private equity fund, is raising $45m in EB-5 immigrant investor funds to assist biodegradable organic chemical products company Clear Currents.

The real estate investment trust has hired Mark Bice from global timberland manager BTG Pactual Timberland to focus on acquisitions in southern US.

Agricultural cooperatives are craving capital amid growing global competition and the need to strengthen supply chains, according to a recent research report released by Rabobank New Zealand.

The venture capital arm of chemicals giant Syngenta led the $7.3m round into AgriMetis, a natural crop protection developer, with biotech firm Acidophil.

The American South dominates the 45 major transactions, and the US dominates the global timberland market.

The Minnesota-based company's Awareness Positioning System aims to help farmers mow more accurately. Agri Investor talks to CEO Kraig Schulz on financing and other topics.