Crops

Consumer focus on weight loss will likely lead to a decrease in global consumption over the next 15 years, says Rabobank.

Crop Pro Insurance seeks to de-risk farmers' adoption of new technologies by covering products like drones, precision ag sensors and seed genetics.

The venture-backed New Zealand agtech company will offer up to 40 million shares at A$0.20 each before listing on the Australian stock exchange on August 31st.

The development is the first stage of the Chinese company’s plans for a 10,000 hectare agri development on Carlton Plains, which it acquired from Terra Firma-owned Consolidated Pastoral Company last year.

ACG Materials’ purchase of Diamond Gypsum marks the seventh acquisition since the company entered H.I.G.’s portfolio in 2012.

The REIT paid some $13.6m for four contiguous farms at a time when tree nuts stand to benefit the most from increasing global middle class consumption.

L3F, an impact fund backed by four major multinationals, will invest €2m in a project aimed at helping smallholder farmers triple their revenue while improving the quality of vanilla.

The 14 berry and citrus farms could fetch as much as A$300 million, according to Kidder Williams, the agricultural corporate advisory firm executing the sale.

Former Monsanto executive David Duncan will look to forge partnerships in the Midwest and build upon his experience helping technology companies commercialize their breakthroughs.

New Zealand’s avocado industry recorded its highest ever volume and value levels last season, with growing global demand attracting investors to the fruit.