Emerging Markets

Private equity investors in Africa should look at improving farming infrastructure.

Emerging market fund managers can submit proposals to qualify for an OPIC investment fund totaling about $400m.

The South African food and agribusiness private equity fund is targeting $175m overall and expects some repeat investors from its first $100m fund.

Tropical Farms, a subsidiary company of AIM-listed agriculture investment company Agriterra, wants to raise capital to develop its outgrower scheme.

Agriculture experts in both the private and government sectors must be incentivised to help train local Indian farmers to use new technologies, according to Vasanta Madhavi, deputy general manager at Origo Commodities India.

StarAgri Warehousing and Collateral Management, an Indian post-harvest management company, is launching StarAgri Finance to complement its existing services for farmers and agribusinesses.

On Monday, Agri Investor’s editor joined three agri-investment professionals on Resonance FM’s N@ked Short Club.

Engagement with local communities and establishing user-friendly investment guidance remains relevant in the developed and emerging markets.

The sovereign wealth fund has created five open-ended funds targeting $1.4bn in total across five different sectors including agriculture and timber which are open to commitments from other investors.

Private capital consultancy firm EBG Capital has produced a report on responsible investment in agriculture after surveying eight agriculture investment firms operating in emerging markets.