Tom Taylor
The senior director expects 2025 to bring an acceleration in irrigated agriculture, more deals arising from farming families exiting the industry and closer relationships with investors.
The country is not alone in observing subdued growth in farmland values and annual cropping outperforming its permanent counterpart, as these trends take hold in the US too.
Agtech funding has plummeted in recent years, but promising trends in agtech in 2024 – especially in the Asia-Pacific region – indicate momentum is still behind the sector.
Kempen portfolio manager Tim van den Pol says most of the growth will come through existing assets, with further acquisitions in new countries possible.
AMERRA Capital Management’s founders aim to continue building their agribusiness investment capabilities across private debt and capital solutions post-buyout.
The Hort Innovation Venture Fund follows in the footsteps of Artesian’s A$50m partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation.
The US may have an outsized influence on investment trends in the year ahead as Donald Trump casts his shadow over global conflicts, trade and climate issues.
Morrison operating partner James Shaw wants to deliver 150 million tonnes of carbon reductions by 2030 – an amount equal to New Zealand’s contribution under the Paris Agreement.
The gulf between annual and permanent results continued to widen in Q3 2024, with annual farmland outperforming permanent cropping.
The international export market could play an increasing role in the Australian grape, berry and citrus supplier’s business going forward.