From WIA Summit 2020: Projecting the ‘New Normal’ for Agribusiness
NOTE: This article ran in our sister publication, WIA Today, at the conclusion of the businesses' annual Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit last week. Learn more about WIA at www.womeninag.com. By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness We hope you joined us last week for our 9th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, where we
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 2020: Panel: Establishing Universally Followed Standards for Measuring Sustainability in Agriculture
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media As we face unprecedented challenges in feeding a growing global population, while also trying to mitigate the negative environmental effects of doing so, sustainability has become foremost in the minds of agricultural producers, investors, and consumers. But how do you know that your operation is
Read morePollination Partners with HSBC Global Asset Management to Launch The World’s Largest Natural Capital Manager
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Pollination Group Holdings Limited, an Australian specialist climate change advisory and investment firm, has partnered with HSBC Global Asset Management Limited on a joint venture to launch HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management - what will be the largest natural capital manager in the world, a
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
Read moreAn Interview With HighQuest Consultants: Things to Come For 2020 GAI Rankings & Trends Report
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media This past April, Global AgInvesting (GAI) released the Global AgInvesting Rankings & Trends Report 2019, the first comprehensive analysis of capital flows into the global food and agriculture (F&A) sector. The report, which is available for complimentary download, highlights n
Read moreContributed Content: Mid-Summer Views: COVID-19, Agricultural Value Chains and Farmland Transactions
By Jeremy Stroud, with contributions from Brent Lawson and Eamonn McGuinty The foundations of the modern agri-food value chain have been tested in recent months. With the spread of COVID-19 causing remarkable supply and demand disruptions, we are arriving at a fascinating junction in the world of food business. Some farmers and agricultur
Read moreContributed Content: Part II: Technology Offers Fresh Ways to Reduce Food Waste
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital With a new wave of COVID-19 spreading through many parts of the US, leading to beach closures and July 4th fireworks being cancelled, the challenges of the last few months look set to continue. Even in states where businesses are allowed to reopen, and more people start to travel and enjo
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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 moreExecutive Profile: Minette Batters, President of NFU
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media NOTE: This story first ran in our sister publication, Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Today. Minette Batters, who is the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) of England and Wales and has been called the most powerful farmer in the UK, was already on a mission to safeguard
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