photo credit: African Agriculture By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media African Agriculture focuses on harnessing the vast agricultural potential in Africa to secure food and protein for the coming century. The continent is home to 60 percent of the world’s remaining arable land, and the company’s mission is to leverage its untapped resources, fertile soil, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Started in 1900, Weyerhaeuser Company is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and one of the largest private owners of timberland in the world, controlling about 11 million acres in the U.S. and managing additional timber assets under long-term licenses in Canada. It also is one of the largest […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media An investor consortium comprising Continental Grain Company (Conti), publicly listed, Mexican food and beverage-focused holding company Organización Cultiba SAB de CV (Cultiba), and private equity firms Equity Group Investments (EGI) and Castle Harlan, have made an investment in Baja Aqua-Farms, a leading vertically integrated Bluefin tuna rancher in Baja […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Here’s something we don’t speak of often – buckwheat. Did you know that buckwheat is not a form of wheat? And is, in fact, not a grain, or even a grass, but a type of seed (called a “groat” – simply meaning a hulled seed) harvested from plants that are […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In May 2023, Hancock Agriculture acquired Moolan Downs and Ottley Station from Packhorse Pastoral for approximately A$80 million (US$52 million), as part of a wider restructuring of the group’s portfolio and focus as it looks to expand its Wagyu beef operations. Hancock Agriculture explained that its east coast Wagyu […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Mitsui) has agreed to invest in Wadi Poultry, an Egyptian integrated poultry business encompassing the production of breeding chickens, the production and processing of broilers, the manufacturing of processed foods, the sale and distribution of these products, and the procurement of feed grain. Wadi […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media M&A in the U.S. luxury wine market is having a moment – activity that is reflective of expectations for the global sector. From a value of $229.4 billion in 2021, global luxury wines and spirits are forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 6.2 percent from 2022 – 2031 […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The world’s largest manager of natural capital – Manulife Investment Management (MIM) – with nearly $15 billion in combined AUM between agriculture and timberland, announced in December 2022 the launch of the Manulife Forest Climate Fund (FCF) – a closed-end vehicle designed to give investors access to climate change […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media UAE-based E20 Investment is a food and agribusiness investment firm focused on backing, developing, establishing, and managing food, agricultural production, and processing assets. The firm explained that it currently operates through a network of more than a dozen global operating entities, along with several strategic investments in aligned areas […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As New Forests nears the completion of the term for its second round Australia and New Zealand Forestry Fund (ANZFF2), the manager has indicated the upcoming sale of four of its New Zealand-based assets. Located across the North and South Islands in the established forestry regions of Blenheim, Southland, Taupo […]
