Sustainability

Ways to get access to this sub-sector of agri investment are growing as new regulations and methods to conserve natural habitats come into force in the US.

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board's Mark Canavan tells Agri Investor how and why he invested in an ecological restoration fund.

Farm Dog, an agtech company offering sensors and data analytics, is seeking seed funding to develop its business aimed at selling cheaper equipment to small farms to fill a gap in the market.

A Haas School of Business project, Blue Forest, won the competition as six out of 10 finalists presented agriculture-related projects.

The US tech giant has invested into The Conservation Fund's Working Forest Fund to help conserve 36,000 acres of working forestland in Maine and North Carolina which will later be sold onto institutional investors.

Knowing sustainability is a topic of great interest to many readers, I caught up with New Forests’ chief executive David Brand to hear about the firm's latest report and why he thinks its publication is important for the wider industry.

The venture capital firm recently closed Fund V on $537m and intends to invest one-third into agriculture with the remaining targeting healthcare opportunities.

The new firm will focus on restoring global fisheries and freshwater systems, mitigating climate change, building green infrastructure and providing access to capital to emerging markets.

The concept of sustainability in farmland management, Zambia's opportunity set and up-and-coming sub-sectors are just a few of the issues we're asking readers about.

US venture capital and PE firm Seven Funds' partner, Chris Cogan, tells Agri Investor about his plans to create a leading sustainable food company.