Institutional Investors

FIRB reported that 43 investments were made into agriculture, forestry and fishing worth a combined A$1.6bn in Q1 2022.

The pension is considering divestment from timber and ag as it looks to strengthen inflation hedging and performance through non-core real estate and infrastructure investments.

Ambitious plans to revamp forestry’s role in global climate change mitigation face significant environmental, social and governance challenges in Brazil.

Frederik Östbye says the investment falls under Aliaxis Next’s remit to focus 30% of investments in markets that could impact the water engineering parent company’s business over the long term.

Demands for transparency surrounding foreign investment in US ag have been strengthened by the pandemic and growing recognition of rivalry with China.

Fresh attention on the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act is prompting US managers to re-examine regulatory risks and requirements around investing foreign capital.

The Cibus Funds’ Alastair Cooper says generalist investors backing production of a granular phosphate product reflects wider capital pools being attracted to the entire supply chain.

Oaktree Capital Partners is no longer involved with Argyle Capital Partners, ending the former’s involvement in the ag and water assets previously managed under the Blue Sky banner.

‘You can see the capital interest is here’ for investing in nature-based solutions to reduce carbon emissions, said head of agriculture and natural assets Liz O’Leary.

Cell-cultured meat fundraising rose to $1.38bn in 2021, up from $60m in 2019, as Agronomics backs the tech to leave plant-based behind.