Crops

The longer-term impact of low oil prices on the agriculture sector remains the subject of much speculation, writes Andrew Wood, senior associate at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.

Green Rock Ventures is raising $10m for greenhouse projects in India and offering foreign investors the opportunity to own agri land, otherwise prohibited.

Star Crop has partnered with local operator MSU to launch an agricultural development project in Colombia’s Eastern Plains.

The private farmland real estate investment trust is set to announce plans for an IPO in two weeks.

The agriculture sector absorbs 22% of the economic impact of natural disasters and hazards, according a new report from FAO.

Armarium is raising the capital to launch fruit and nut nurseries, an agroprocessing park and to start producing fast-growing food crops.

Water availability is "a massive concern", says David Hollinrake, vice president of Bayer CropScience, the crop protection giant.

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The USDA’s Economic Research Services is predicting farm profitability will fall by 32% on 2014, although farm wealth will stay at record levels.

Water&Soil, a Hungarian agtech firm that has invented a water-retaining solution for soil, is looking for $10m in private capital investment.