Contributed Content: Variable Rate Technology – Here to Stay or Gone Tomorrow?
Contributed Content By Michael DeSa of AGD Consulting, and George Varvarelis of Augmenta Imagine you’re at the county fair with your date, casually strolling the grounds, watching ring toss games and listening to the joyful screams from the kids on the ferris wheel. Inevitably, you stumble across the fortune tellers and palm readers. Som
Read moreCONSULTANT’S CORNER: The Impact On Ag From The Trade War
Today we share with you a new monthly feature for GAI News -- Consultant’s Corner -- where our industry experts from HighQuest Consulting provide insight on the latest activities in the ag investing and agtech space. Enjoy! By Philippe de Lapérouse and Mark Zavodnyik, HighQuest Consulting The ongoing trade war begun with China last s
Read more15 Minutes With…Tai Lin, Managing Director at Proterra Investment Partners
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, GAI Media Tai Lin is a managing director at Proterra Investment Partners, the $2.4 billion private equity firm that was spun off from Cargill’s Black River Asset Management in 2016. Proterra – which has offices in Minneapolis, Shanghai, Singapore, Mumbai, Sydney, Sao Paulo, and London – focuses primaril
Read moreContributed Content: Meatless Meat, It’s All In The Name
by Lisa Hurst, dirt-to-dinner.com The Dirt: We need protein as part of a healthy diet— and many of us turn to meat as a source. Satisfying the projected growth in worldwide protein demand is a complicated task and doesn’t lack for controversy. Cell-based meat, an innovative protein, is being accepted as a viable component of
Read moreExclusive: 15 Minutes With… Arama Kukutai, co-founder and partner, Finistere Ventures
by Lynda Kiernan By its very nature, trying to gain a clear picture of the agtech investment space can be difficult. The ecosystem is so broad, consisting of so many divergent yet interconnected technologies that touch on varying aspects of agricultural production, that examining and organizing the activity in the space can be challenging.
Read more15 Minutes With… Bradley Wheaton, Co-Founder of Gunn Agri
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media NOTE: Bradley Wheaton is a member of the speaking faculty for next week’s Global AgInvesting Europe, 4-5 December in London, and will present as part of "Showcase: Making the Investment Case for Australian Agriculture". Learn more and register. Australia’s Gunn Agri Partner
Read more15 Minutes With… Sharon Devir, Co-Founder and Partner at Rimonim Venture Capital
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall NOTE: Sharon Devir is a member of the speaking faculty for next week’s Global AgInvesting Europe, 4-5 December in London, and will present “IPO Case Study: Roots – Sustainable Agriculture Technologies Ltd. (RZTO)”. Learn more and register. It has been said that Israel is one of the most important ag
Read more15 Minutes With… Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO of ApisProtect
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, GAI Media One-third of the food we eat has the tiny honeybee to thank for its origins, as bees are the pollinators that trigger the growth mechanism in many protein-dense foods, like mangoes, avocados, and nuts and berries. But that fragile food chain, which includes 91 million managed hives worldwide, is now t
Read moreFood as Medicine: The Investment Potential in Personalized Nutrition
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in European agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the GAI Gazette, which will be distributed in conjunction with Global AgInvesting Europe 2018, held in London on 4-5 December 2018. Join us in London to hear valuable insight and best practices for
Read moreInvesting in Ukraine: Will Fortune Favor the Bold?
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in European agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the GAI Gazette, which will be distributed in conjunction with Global AgInvesting Europe 2018, held in London on 4-5 December 2018. Join us in London to hear valuable insight and best practices for
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