A new report from the FAO of the United Nations warns that agricultural yield gaps in lower-income countries are likely to widen further because public and private investment is concentrated in high-income countries.
Limited partners expect to deploy more capital into private equity in the next 12 months than in 2016, sister publication Private Equity International reported.
Reporting on a district that includes Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Western Missouri, the bank's quarterly report noted that the drop was the largest since the recession of 2007-2009.
The survey of 240 of the asset manager's institutional clients, representing $8 trillion in assets, found that 58 percent expect to increase allocations to real assets.
Private equity investors in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region largely favour the North American market over Europe for its stronger economic fundamentals, sister publication Private Equity International reported.
Moody’s senior credit officer tells Agri Investor that firms looking at packaged food sector buys could face greater competition from big food companies recently focused on strengthening their balance sheets.
The latest ag economic survey from Purdue University and CME Group shows that producer optimism continues to climb further into record territory despite mixed views on commodities prices and limited confidence in farm financials.
Farmer Mac’s quarterly agricultural outlook noted a decline in community banks from 15,000 in the mid-1980s to approximately 5,000 today, attributing it largely to consolidation among community and agricultural banks.
Close to half of the investors in the Asia-Pacific region expect to increase their private equity holdings, while around a third of investors in Europe and the US are planning to increase their allocations to the asset class.
A fundamental transformation of existing food systems will be necessary before 2030 to ensure the world's ability to meet human needs within environmental constraints, according to a recent analysis from the World Economic Forum (WEF).