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Dolma Impact Fund, the Nepal-focused private equity fund, held a first close on $21 million last week and is targeting agribusinesses across the value chain.

The UK timberland fund manager will target institutional investors for the first time in the hope of raising between £200m and £300m overall.

The European Investment Bank, the multilateral lender and borrower, has agreed a €120m loan to Moldova to develop horticulture SME and micro enterprises in the country.

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive is putting US-based firms off travelling to Europe to meet investors.

Nearly half of respondents said their interest in agri investment stemmed from the investment returns on offer but 24 percent claimed that responsible/impact investment was key to their interest.

The timber multi-management firm's fund recently made a secondary co-investment.

Otter, Open Prairie, RockPort and Pangaea are among the VC firms backing the company focused on plant bacteria beneficial for growth.

The Agricultural Development Fund is funded by US and European governments and will seek private capital at a later stage.

Wheatsheaf Investments, a subsidiary of Grosvenor, the UK family office, has invested $5 million into Enterra Feed, a Canadian animal feed producer.

The Beijing Australia Agricultural Resource Cooperative Development Fund will invest across agricultural industries.