Emerging Markets

An SEC filing recently revealed $35m in funding designed to support private equity-backed vertical farming business AeroFarms' plans to expand into the Middle East and Asia.

The investment by the Danish Agribusiness Fund will allow Coexca to double pork production and construct a new pig farm to help meet both domestic and export pork demand.

Nearly the entire $28.4 million in loans the impact investment firm approved in March went to support companies operating in the agribusiness and food-related sectors in emerging markets.

Moringa investment director Guillaume Maillard describes the links between agroforestry and impact, the evolving approach to impact investing among European family offices and what staffing an impact focus can entail.

Investment of $3m from the €84m Moringa fund will help Asante Capital’s efforts to develop plywood, essential oils and food products industries in the east African nation.

MassPRIM's Real Estate and Timberland Committee recommended that Danish timberland investment manager International Woodland Company will be paid a total of $400,000 over three years.

The $300m fund of funds will target returns of about 20% through investments with mid-market private equity funds in frontier and emerging markets, potentially including agriculture-focused funds.

Nepal’s agro-entrepreneurs will have a whole suite of services available to them as they look to grow and improve their businesses, in the form of a new innovation center, launched by the World Bank.

With commitments from four new investors – among them AXA and KBC – the impact investor has raised a total of $140m for its agRIF fund.

Government-backed programs provide a safety net for private investment into developing nations, which will be crucial in addressing global hunger and driving returns as the asset class evolves.