FarmTogether Closes on Largest Ever Single-Asset Crowdfunding Farmland Investment
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Tech-driven online farmland investment marketplace FarmTogether announced that it has closed on the largest single-asset crowdfunding farmland investment to-date - $22 million for Galaxy Organic Apple Orchards - a 201-acre organic redevelopment property in Franklin County, Washington. Through
Read moreContributed Content: Cellular Meat. It’s Going to be What’s for Dinner
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital When most people contemplate eating a meal featuring alternative protein, these days they think about something plant-based, due to the incredible success of the Impossible Whopper and Dunkin Beyond Sausage Sandwich. However, cellular-based proteins are starting to make an impact on the a
Read moreFrom GAI Gazette: Why Africa is the Next Destination for Food & Ag Investment, and Why It Will Be Driven by Domestic Investors
This article will be featured in the next GAI Gazette, Volume 7, Issue 2, which will be distributed digitally in conjunction with the Global AgInvesting Europe event, which will be held virtually on December 7-8, 2020. Join us for this 11th annual event to gain valuable insight and learn best practices from the expert speaking faculty. Se
Read moreTakeaway From GAI NY 2020 – Agricultural Trade Policy Agenda of the Trump Administration
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media There’s no arguing the fact that the discussion of trade is key right now in agriculture. With the replacement of NAFTA with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which just went into effect last month, and the microscopic lens on the details of the Phase 1 trade agreem
Read moreTakeaway From GAI NY 2020 – Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Once overlooked as a viable alternative to the growing issue of providing food for an ever-populous world, Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has gained much traction as of late, especially since COVID-19 has highlighted the vulnerability of the current ag supply chain. Addre
Read moreFROM GAI GAZETTE: Potential Shifts in Supply Chains and Consumer Trends in the Short- and Medium-Term
This article will be featured in the next GAI Gazette, Volume 7, Issue 1, which will be distributed digitally in conjunction with the annual Global AgInvesting flagship conference, which will be held virtually on August 25-27, 2020. Join us for this three-day event and gain valuable insight and learn best practices from the expert sp
Read moreAustralian Ag Lagging in Efforts to Reach A$100B Goal by 2030
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media A new study - the 2020 State of the Industry Report - released by Agribusiness Australia, presents an examination of the opportunities for the industry to gain investment and increase growth toward its target of reaching A$100 million in farm gate production value by 2030. Ag is the fastest gro
Read moreLatest Ongoing Research From Finistere, PitchBook Finds Agrifood Investment Broke Records in H1 2020
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The first half of 2020 has been a marked investment period for ag and food tech investment, according to the mid-year findings from ongoing research being conducted by Finistere in partnership with PitchBook that examines global financing activity across both the agtech and foodtech sectors. Alt
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Global Food inSecurity: Mega Trends and Post Pandemic Crosscurrents Offer Investment Opportunities in AgFood Tech: Part II. Investment Implications and Opportunities By Jaleh Daie, Ph.D., chairman/founder of AgFood Tech at the Band of Angels “All the pests that out of earth arise, the earth itself the antidote supplies." -- Lit
Read moreContributed Content: COVID-19 Disrupts Supply Chains, Future
By Julie Deering, Women in Agribusiness Media Traditional food and agricultural supply chains were significantly disrupted when COVID-19 hit the United States earlier this year and companies, along with the U.S. government, started shifting to concerns for the safety of employees, customers, and citizens. As businesses were forced t
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