Crops

The Australian government has published its register of foreign interests in agricultural land, revealing that Chinese investors own less than half a percentage of foreign-held land.

WSIB has recommended the fund invest in Homestead Capital's second US farmland fund, potentially bringing Fund II commitments to $150m in the month after its launch.

UFF managing director Duncan Vink says the fund will look to invest in on-farm improvements and scaling up for smallholders.

Agri-focused Aspada's chief financial officer Kushal Agrawal shares advice on Indian agribusinesses investment, including how to tackle the supply chain, improve smallholder farmers's conditions and turn industry fragmentation into an opportunity.

The purchase brings diversity to the farmland REIT's portfolio, which is focused on horticultural crops.

Aberdeen senior investment manager Ryan Sullivan says growing investor interest should bolster permanent crop prices against dramatic falls.

Pegasus Agri-tech, one of the largest hydroponic farm owners and operators in the MENA region, is to build a facility in Florida.

The REIT has also added a 70-acre strawberry farm in Florida to its portfolio.

The firm is seeking to raise funds from institutional investors for the first time, after raising its first two funds from family offices.

The firm is thought to be targeting $300m for Silverlands Fund II, following the first Silverlands fund which focused on assets that would act as "hubs" in central Africa.