Field Notes

IFC seeks partners to double its annual agribusiness investment; weighing the impact of a Trade War II; Agri Investor Awards nominations window closes on Friday; Ceres Partners makes two hires as it pushes into US water investment; and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only. Tips and feedback to: binyamin.a@pei.group.

Aviva Investors launches Carbon Removal Fund; Craigmore Sustainables forestry funds hits NZ$100 million; Agri Investor Global Awards close for entries in two weeks; Foreign investment in Australian ag and forestry investment falls from A$8.5 billion to A$5.3 billion; Pollination and Howden examine the role of insurance in nature finance, and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only. Tips and feedback to: binyamin.a@pei.group.

Fiera Comox lays out the roadmap to deal execution with Indigenous groups; Agri Investor Global Awards 2024 open for submissions; how Farmland Partners’ $289m portfolio sale to Farmland Reserve materialized; Forestry-Linked Securities looks to exit its portfolio via securitization; NZ Super Fund appoints co-CIOs, and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only. Tips and feedback to: binyamin.a@pei.group.

Macdoch eyes growth agtech VC funds; El Salvador completes $1 billion DFN swap for the Lempa River; Australian farmland values rise as transaction volumes fall; Earth’s water systems are in danger says Global Commission on the Economics of Water; New Zealand is set to relax its overseas investment policy, and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Butterfly Equity eyes co-investors to take Duckhorn to 'the next level' following $1.95 billion deal; Conservation Resources hits $80 million first close on its Forest Fund VII; England’s natural capital classified as being in high or medium risk; Rabobank warns of the need to stimulate pistachio demand ahead of massive supply, and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

The AFF 20 reveals the biggest agri-food and forestry fund managers; BTG’s LatAm reforestation strategy takes a $55m commitment; Britain’s Crown Estate acquires a 2,552-acre rural asset; Mombak sells 50,000 carbon credits to Google; ING’s five lessons for adapting farming to climate change, and more. Here's your start-the-week brief for valued subscribers only from the Agri Investor editors.

CDPQ acquires Chinook Forest Partners; BTG’s Reforestation Fund sells 1.3m carbon credits to tech giant Meta; Australian farmland returns hit new low in Q2; Leaps by Bayer releases Ag Playbook for start-ups; Climate Asset Management appoints new non-executive chair, and more. Here's your start-the-week brief for valued subscribers only from the Agri Investor editors.

Mandala Capital to launch $250 million Fund III; Santander and Atitlan partner for €500 million farmland fund; Blue Road Capital eyes Q4 close for Fund II; Overwater Ventures launches Fund II with $50 million target; Patria Investments partners with Pachama for LatAm reforestation project, and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Conservation Resources closes $47m farmland fund; Tokyo Gas backs Climate Asset Management’s carbon fund; Flagship Pioneering eyes food production assets; InvestEco and Siddhi Capital launch new funds; a breakdown of the private market investors that have signed up to the TNFD and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Impact Ag SPAC strikes A$780m deal for Australian Food and Agriculture Company; TRS Louisiana to invest $150m in farmland over the next three years; Global cotton oversupply means prices face downward pressure; FinnFund unveils biodiversity framework; and more. Welcome to Field Notes, the start-of-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.