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The development finance institution has joined Dutch development bank FMO and GAFSP to invest $15m collectively into Malawi Mangoes.
Global real estate consultancy Knight Frank has released research explaining why English farmland remains a popular investment.
Kazakh agribusinesses signed a number of deals, said to have an average value of $300m, with foreign investment partners at KazAgro's three-day event.
The soft commodities producer met investors in Europe two weeks ago and will start formal fundraising later this year.
Agro Nica Holdings will launch a $40m institutional fundraise next month after recently completing an early round from family office capital.
More and more agri players are starting to understand the value of insurance protection, writes Stephane Baldanoff, managing director of the food and agribusiness practice at JLT Asia.
An initiative has been launched by the US government to invest into regional conservation projects alongside private investors.
The African agriculture asset management firm is currently fundraising for integrated farming projects in Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria, looking to invest into soybean and other farms.
Values for 'good' farmland in the first quarter of 2014 were down in the Corn Belt region, according to the Chicago Fed’s latest agricultural letter.
As the diversity of agri funds grows, and the credibility of their management improves, there is an opportunity for a thriving fund of funds market to mobilise institutional investors.