Roc Partners Acquires 25 Pct. of NZ Rural Land Portfolio in NZ$44.2M Deal
photo credit: NZL By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian specialist private markets investment manager Roc Partners has agreed to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in New Zealand Rural Land Company’s (NZL) portfolio in a cash deal of approximately NZ$44.2 million (US$26.84 million) that values NZL’s 75 percen
Read moreProtealis Closes Oversubscribed EUR22M Series B for Sustainable Plant Protein Seed Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In recent years, concerns associated with animal protein production and consumption have increasingly come to the fore, including antibiotic resistance, sustainability, animal welfare, food-borne illnesses, and perhaps most pressingly, the environmental impact of such production systems. The
Read moreUnifrutti Strengthens Global Multi-Fruit Platform with Acquisition of Verfrut
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global fresh fruit leader Unifrutti has taken a major step in expanding its integrated and sustainable global multi-fruit platform by adding strong table grape and cherry operations through an agreement to acquire Verfrut, a prominent grower and exporter of fresh produce with a presence in C
Read morePhageLab Gains $11M to Bring Bacteriophage Solutions to the Livestock Industry
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media This is the second time in a matter of weeks that we hear news of investments being made to advance bacteriophage technologies. Santiago, Chile-based PhageLab announced it has closed on $11 million in funding from Nazca, Collaborative Fund, Water Lemon Ventures, and individual investor Kevin
Read moreIngredion Partners with Better Juice to Fast-Track Sugar Reduction Solution
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ingredion Ventures, the venture investment arm of specialty food and beverage ingredients leader Ingredion, is leading the Series A funding round for Better Juice to fast-track the penetration of its breakthrough sugar reduction solution in the U.S. market. Joining Ingredion in this
Read morefarm-ng Closes $10M Series A to Scale Affordable Robotic, AI Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Robotics and AI startup farm-ng announced it has closed on a $10 million Series A led by Acre Venture Partners and including Xplorer Capital, Hawk Tower, and ten other institutional and individual investors, to advance and scale affordable and adaptable robotic and AI solutions for small to
Read moreRuralWorks Backs U.S.’ Only Producer and Processor of American Eel
photo credit: American Unagi By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Impact investor RuralWorks, which is a joint venture between Community Reinvestment Fund USA and Conduit Capital, announced a strategic investment in American Unagi Inc. the only producer and processor of locally sourced and harvested American Eel (also known
Read morePerfect Day Raises $90M in Pre-Series E Funding, Makes Leadership Changes
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2014 by bioengineers Ryan Pandya and Perumal Gandhi, Perfect Day has a mission to reimagine food production for a more sustainable future by producing animal-free proteins through fermentation that are nutritionally identical to proteins derived from animals. Over the past 10 y
Read moreDBJ Makes First Investment in Japanese Agri Sector, Backs Nippon Agriculture
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has been making overseas investments in food and agriculture funds since 2020 and acquiring advanced knowledge to solve agricultural issues along the way. In November 2020, the bank was the first regional Asian investor to make an undisclosed investme
Read moreCriterion Africa Partners Completes Investment in Mozambique Fibra Ltd
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Criterion Africa Partners (CAP) announced the completion of an undisclosed investment in Mozambique Fibra Ltd (MozFibra), a subsidiary of Mozambique Tree Farming Pty Ltd (MTF). Active since 2010, CAP is an independently owned private equity firm investing across the forestry value chain i
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