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The venture capital round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, and comes after Soylent raised $3m on a crowdfunding platform.

The US investment manager increased AUM by $100m in 2014 to $1.1bn and 116 properties, although new investor demand was muted.

The World Bank's political risk agency has guaranteed a $23.8 million loan from Agrivision Africa to one of its subsidiaries to acquire and improve a wheat and maize mill.

The real estate investment firm has sold some of its last remaining forestry holdings in North and South Carolina to Timberland Investment Resources.

The water management tech company SWIIM, is raising $3.5m on AgFunder to expand its reach across hundreds of Californian farms.

The Indonesian cashew processing company has raised $1 million to expand the business further. KKR donated to the social enterprises in 2013.

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has committed several million dollars to Privateer Holdings which is raising $75m in Series B funding.

The joint venture between Spruce Capital Partners and Xeraya Capital has closed MLS Capital Fund II on $150m.

Two funds of funds are considering the Nigerian agri impact fund ahead of its final close. The fund made its first investment into a dairy business.

The province's government is reviewing its farmland ownership rules amid complaints from farmers and politicians about increasing farmland values.