Infrastructure

RASP, a cold storage technology inspired by fruit and vegetable wastage in India, is seeking funding to build a demonstration unit.

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

Officials responsible for investing in infrastructure, oil, gas and agriculture are working together to create “package deals” in emerging countries, involving components for each sector.

Agrar Invest Romania is constructing a logistics centre with the proceeds of a recent farmland sale.

Aqua Capital, the Brazilian agribusiness private equity firm, has created the largest cold storage group in Brazil by merging portfolio company Comfrio Soluções Logísticas with Stock Tech Logística.

The World Bank and the Global Environment Facility have invested $508m in the Philippines Rural Development Fund.

CoBank, a national cooperative bank, has anchored the public-private fund with a $10bn commitment to be used in loans. The fund hopes to attract additional private capital from institutional investors.

Agri Partners and Caribbean Sustainable Agriculture are making use of debt - should more agri investment firms follow their lead?