Dairy

Agricola Pampa Baja is a dairy and fresh produce company expanding into Peru's challenging northern climate.

Local microfinance provider Arvand lends to cattle and crop agribusinesses to make improvements, sow crops or buy equipment.

The firm raised $765 for its Arbor Investments Fund IV in 90 days, as well as closing its first debt fund.

The firm is funding India's largest private dairy to expand its value-added product range and to target consumers.

In converting 2,400 acres of Florida timberland to forage-growing land for dairy cows, Farmland Partners hopes to diversify its portfolio in terms of risk.

The NZ$30bn superannuation fund says there is a 'shortage of good investment opportunities' and it is taking on less risk than a year ago.

The firm sees opportunities in dairy, supply chain management and farm-to-fork models.

The RDIF plans to make $4bn in co-investments to agriculture aby 2018, and will focus on businesses with local and export markets, its chief executive officer Kirill Dmitriev said earlier this week.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided a €15m loan to Kazakhstan dairy producer FoodMaster.

The currently projected $9.7bn US agri-trade surplus is still far below the $25.7bn seen in 2015.