By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Clive, Iowa-based Peoples Company is continuing its growth-by-acquisition strategy, kicking off the new year with a deal. In a strategic acquisition, Peoples Company, an integrated land management, brokerage, appraisal and energy solutions firm, has acquired Lincoln, Nebraska-based United Farm and Ranch Management (UFARM), a competitor with a century of […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On a global scale, the world has lost a third of its arable land over the past 40 years to the effects of pollution or erosion at a rate that far outpaces the natural rate of soil replacement, according to a team at the Grantham Center for Sustainable Futures […]
Equilibrium Capital Group, an asset manager focused on sustainable and impact-driven agricultural investments, announced a partnership via equity investment in Houweling’s Group, an advanced greenhouse grower of tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers. Together, Equilibrium and Houweling’s will modernize and expand Houweling’s advanced technology greenhouse facilities located in California and Utah. “We see a tremendous opportunity […]
Gluten-free, paleo and non-GMO baked goods manufacturer Soozy’s announced that it has closed on $2.5 million of seed capital led by BIGR Ventures and AccelFoods. Launched in the fall of 2017, Soozy’s has gained traction with consumers interested in eliminating grains, gluten, dairy, peanuts and soy from baked goods that deliver the same taste profile, texture and appeal of conventional products. All of […]
Biofuels leader Enerkem has announced the completion of a C$280 million (USD $222 million) investment round. The round was led by new investors BlackRock and Sinobioway, with existing investors also participating. Participating existing investors included Braemar Energy Ventures, Cycle Capital, Fondaction CSN, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, IQ, National Bank, Rho Capital Partners, Waste Management, and Westly Group. Enerkem’s President and Chief Executive Officer Vincent Chornet explained that “this […]
Oman has been increasingly on the radar for agriculture, food, and aquaculture project development. Most recently, a large scale off-shore aquaculture project off the north Al Batinah coast known as “Sahwa” is being undertaken with the goal of eventually meeting 25 percent of the country’s national production target. Located 15 kilometers off the coast of […]
Lynda Kiernan UK-based social impact agricultural investment firm, AgDevCo, announced it has invested $1.1 million in the Zambian feedlot business, Ilobezi Limited. Ilobezi is a growing enterprise in a growing sector. At current estimates, it is expected that the company will purchase 8,200 head of cattle from the region’s smallholders per year. Zambia’s nascent cattle […]
Coca-Cola is venturing into the value-added dairy drink segment in India with the launch of VIO flavored milks.
Glencore has grown to be a major global grain trader, and the industry is awaiting its next move into the U.S. market.
Vietnamese business leaders are shifting their focus away from sectors such as real estate, to farming and agriculture.
