The US pension and asset management firm is expected to raise $2bn for its second agriculture investment-focused LLC.
Sunbird Bioenergy Africa will operate a cassava-based biofuels project financed by two partners providing equity and debt financing.
Český fond půdy, an open-ended Czech farmland investment fund, received commitments from mutual funds, high net worth individuals and a pension fund. It is targeting €10m a year.
Thirty-three percent of Agri Investor pollsters voted that family offices were showing the greatest appetite for the asset class, while 31 percent pointed to institutional investor demand.
The Larta Institute will use endowment funds to invest in start-up companies alongside its venture capital partner.
The UK venture capital firm led a A$6 million Series C investment round into Agworld, an Australian agdata software company. Agworld is now focusing on entering the US market.
Private capital will play an integral role in the EU's agri-related, multi-sector development programme for Africa.
Cocoa prices are set to increase further as chocolate demand increases, according to new data released by Euromonitor International. The data show confectionery sales are making large gains in BRICS markets.
The sale of New Zealands's Lochinver Station to China's Shanghai Pengxin Group is awaiting approval by the Overseas Investment Office amid media speculation and political debate.
Valuing the integrated farms business and finding the right buyer were not straightforward, according to FarmCare managing director Richard Quinn.