Crops

Pipeline chief executive officer Eric Jackson spoke with Agri Investor about the current state of those supply chains, the role Pipeline hopes to play in increasing organic acreage and attractive investment areas the firm has identified.

AgCap has hired CBRE to sell the fund’s assets following a unanimous decision by its foundation investors, which include AustralianSuper and AMP Capital, to exit the fund despite double-digit returns.

OPIC has committed up to $75 million to the fund manager’s second agricultural fund, which like its predecessor will target the food and FMCG value chain in sub-Saharan Africa.

Management consultants’ analysis explains why public markets rarely provide attractive exits for land and agriculture investments.

The funding supports FarmLead’s expansion into the US market through the upcoming opening of its US headquarters in Chicago.

The new line of credit will finance LDC’s working capital needs in eight countries in Eastern Europe and North Africa.

There are compelling reasons to invest away from row crops and buy-to-lease farmland models, but there are good reasons to stick with them too. Your choice will depend very much on your strategy.

The impact investing firm has purchased an $8m stake in agricultural logistics and financing provider Sohan Lal, with plans to help the Indian company expand its loans offerings to smallholder farmers.

In a report first seen by Agri Investor, agri private equity investor AgIS Capital pointed to investment opportunities in the market as farmland and row crop returns drop.

Greg Hennenfent has joined the farmland investing firm to help pursue private equity investments across the agribusiness value chain after stints with Starr Investment Holdings, Agricole and the CME Group.