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Asset management firm says its agroforestry fund Moringa will announce a deal before the end of the year, while expansion into Latin America could bring further agri investments.
North Bridge Venture Partners has led a follow-on funding round in Cool Planet, a biofuel and agtech company.
Dutch aquaculture venture firm Aqua-Spark has invested $550,000 in eFishery, a smart fish feed manufacturer based in Bandung, Indonesia.
The challenges of agri investing in Vietnam, the role of China and the next stage for Loc Troi were among topics covered in a recent chat with Mekong partner Chad Ovel and deal leader Thu Ha.
The Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance upped its lending by 56% last year, arranging loans for 658 businesses in 64 countries.
CDC’s recent ESG toolkit for fund managers is a helpful guide for agri investors as the sector scales and sensitivities abound.
The World Bank's political risk insurance arm has issued a $48.8m guarantee to help the bamboo plantations manager expand its Nicaraguan operations.
In case you missed it, last week Agri Investor held its inaugural Australia Forum in Melbourne, hosting nearly 200 investors, fund managers, government officials, consultants and corporates.
The fund will focus on investing into technologies across the agri value chain that specialise on healthy living and climate change adaptation.
The US’ growing environmental regulatory system is increasing the potential for ecological restoration investment.