Ag Trends and Outlook

Canada Eyes Food-Tech Innovation to Jumpstart Lagging VC Fundraising

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has published its maiden “Food-tech in Canada 2025 Ecosystem Report,” highlighting a detailed overview of Canada’s food-tech ecosystem. The report relied on food-tech data intelligence from food-tech platform Forward Fooding and reflects the contributions of over 9,950 global companies and 320 domestic businesses. […]

Yamaha Launches Ag Venture Alongside Automation and Digital Crop Acquisitions

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Yamaha Motor, a company synonymous with motorcycles and other motorized vehicles, is bringing its brand to the ag industry. In an announcement that has ignited excitement through the ag industry, Yamaha Motor has launched Yamaha Agriculture, a company through which it intends to deliver autonomous equipment and AI-powered digital […]

NCREIF’s Total Farmland Index Generates Negative Return in Industry First

The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) has revealed its year-end 2024 Farmland Index returns. In response, Boston, Massachusetts-based AgIS Capital, which invests in permanent cropland on behalf of institutional investors, has published an analysis of the permanent cropland asset class. With a total value of approximately $16.3 billion, the NCREIF Total Farmland […]

Global AgInvesting Reflects on Monumental Year, Unveils Robust Growth Strategy for 2025

Global AgInvesting (GAI), a premier convener of the global ag community, concluded a highly successful year, marked by robust investor participation at its three flagship conferences across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Building on this momentum, GAI is poised for another year of exceptional growth in 2025. With a significantly expanded team, including several key […]

New International Ag Alliance Launches to Harness Land Expertise in Cross-Border Deals

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new alliance has been formed to help the ag industry navigate cross-border land acquisitions, appraisals and expansions. The International Ag Alliance (IAA), a coalition of agricultural land and business firms, has officially launched. Founded by Peoples Company, Brown & Co. and LAWD, IAA is designed to harness international […]

Swiss Agtech Startup Cerve Secures £3.5M to Digitize the Global Food Supply Chain

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Swedish agtech startup Cerve has moved closer to its goal of revolutionizing the world’s food supply chain. In its latest seed round, Cerve has secured £3.5 million (US$4.4 million), the proceeds of which it will direct toward eradicating inefficiencies in the world’ s food supply chain through its proprietary […]

Going Long on Permanent Crops – Long-term Demand Fundamentals of Almonds & Pistachios

By Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Director, Agricultural Economics, Manulife Investment Management Within global agricultural markets, tree nuts have emerged as highly popular consumer commodities in recent years. These nutrient-dense nuts aren’t only favored for their health benefits, but also for their culinary versatility. As demand for healthy, plant-based foods continues to rise, understanding the supply-and-demand […]

What Will the Timberland Sector Look Like for the Rest of 2024?

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media, & Scott Reaves, Domain Timber Advisors The investment in land that produces timber is often seen as a good portfolio diversifier that can hedge against inflation and generate low volatility, risk-adjusted returns compared to most other asset types. It also is gaining traction as a prime alternative investment […]

A Look at the Potential for Alternative Crop Investment and Growth

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media We hear plenty about the crops that make the world go round – wheat, corn, and oilseed crops such as soybeans, canola, cottonseed, sunflower and more – but alternative crops are proliferating at boutique farms around the U.S. and the globe and becoming more and more prevalent in […]

“A Year Like No Other”… New Elders Rural Property Update Highlights Ag in Australia

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Elders Real Estate of Australia has launched a quarterly update – Elders Rural Property Update – that provides quarterly data and analysis on the value and volume of rural property at national, state, and regional levels. Highlights of the update, which covers Q4 of 2021, include increases in […]