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As Fund IV nears full deployment, Agcapita expects to close Fund V well ahead of its C$20m target.

The Atlanta based timber investment firm has acquired a total of 2,550 acres of pine assets in the US states of Georgia, Tennessee and Vermont, for its Timbervest Partners III fund.

Taking investors to view neem and coconut plantation assets was part of the UK fund management's recent summit in Brazil.

Investment into Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or drone technology companies is gathering pace despite regulatory restrictions.

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.