Contributed Content: The Quantum Approach to Innovation
By Joseph Byrum History is filled with naysayers who doubted technology’s ability to lift society past hurdles once thought insurmountable. Thomas Malthus was the classic exponent of this philosophy, outlining in his great 1798 work how famine, disease, and war were the inevitable consequence of food production’s inability to
Read moreTakeaway GAI NY 2021: Exploring Increased Investment Opportunities in Organic Agriculture
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Emerging from a global pandemic, it was our first in-person conference in more than a year, and by all accounts – Global AgInvesting On The Green 2021 – was a successful event. Hundreds gathered at a new venue – Sleepy Hollow Country Club, just one hour north of NYC. Despite ste
Read moreTakeaway GAI NY 2021 – How Farmland Fits in The Investment Portfolio of the Future
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media We’ve all been through the wringer this past year. Looking back now, it’s common to feel it’s been almost surreal. Did all of that really happen? Then we realize that the fallout - economic, social, and personal - continues, and we are jolted back to reality. We’ve all been put
Read moreNew Paper from HNRG: Growing Agricultural Investment Opportunities in Chile
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media This sponsor-contributed article is being featured as part of our annual Global AgInvesting New York event, which will be held this year at the prestigious Sleepy Hollow Country Club, just an hour north of NYC, July 13-15. Learn more about the expert speaking faculty, see the full age
Read moreContributed Content: The Quest For The Ultimate Seed Begins With Quantum Computing
By Joseph Byrum It takes hundreds of millions in research and development funding to create a world-beating germplasm pool that meets the individual needs of growers facing a variety of tough conditions. Not surprisingly, only a handful of companies have the financial clout to develop elite genetic traits. The seed industry’s top four fir
Read moreContributed Content: A Deeper Dive into Farm Investment
By Joseph Byrum When faced with a choice between investing in whatever technology startup is hot these days and what’s essentially a very large patch of dirt, the choice for many is obvious. Shiny beats dirty every time. But maybe that’s not the right way to look at things. My last article explored how the deflationary impact of tech
Read more15 Minutes With… Jim Garner, CEO of AllerGenis
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media According to a recent McKinsey report, more than 30 million people (5.6 million are children) in the U.S. have been diagnosed with food allergies. Their families are impacted as well, resulting in nearly 85 million Americans changing the way they eat at home and in restaurants. This r
Read moreFarmTogether 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
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