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GIIN research director Abhilash Mudaliar tells Agri Investor the entry of mainstream investors into the impact segment is viewed largely positively, despite fears the label could be diluted.

The tie-up will bolster the US bank’s ability to seek deals in the spirits, beer and wine sectors at a time when these are responding to consumer demand for authentic, localized offerings, chief executive Michael Butler tells Agri Investor.

The investment includes an equity and revenue sharing agreement with a non-profit organization that provides training and support formerly gang members.

At PEI’s COOs and CFOs Forum on Thursday in New York, fund managers examined the implications of increasing investor demands for information.

Pilgrim's Pride said the acquisition would help expand into the upper Midwest while addressing evolving consumer demands, though Humane Society rejected the claims of 'humanely-raised' chickens.

Lower commodity prices could cause US farmland values to fall by as much as 20 percent by 2018, but the decline will not compare to the crisis of the 1980s.

A USDA report shows gains in Southeast and Pacific cropland were outweighed by declines in the major grain-producing regions of the US.

Appreciation returns were stronger in the US South, possibly on indications of an improved US housing market.

As agricultural investment in emerging markets grows, Mark Eckstein, environment and social director at development finance institution CDC, explains why it is vital to plan around ESG issues and how investors should go about it.

The partnership includes the Interior Department, the state of California, non-profits and private landowners and will yield a minimum investment of $210 million by all partners.