Mitsui Invests US$360M in World’s Largest Shrimp Farming Business
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mitsui & Co. has invested US$360 million through a Singapore-based holding company in Ecuador-based Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila (IPSP), the largest shrimp farming company in the world. This investment reflects an ongoing focus by Mitsui on the future of protein production and t
Read moreBactolife Raises €30M Series A to Commercialize Proprietary Binding Proteins
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Copenhagen-based bioindustrial company Bactolife announced it has closed on €30M through a Series A round representing one of the largest biotech Series A rounds in Europe. Led by ATHOS with participation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and existing investors, includi
Read moreCultivated Meat Leader Meatable Raises $35M to Accelerate Commercial Launch
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In recent years, concerns associated with animal protein production 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. Exacerbating the
Read moreEntire Operations of Mackay Farming Group, Australia’s Top Banana and Tropical Fruit Producer, For Sale
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media JLL’s Agribusiness team of Chris Holgar, Geoff Warriner, Clayton Smith, and Jock Grimshaw have been appointed to broker the sale of the entire farming operations of Mackay Farming Group - Australia’s largest banana and tropical fruit enterprise. Begun in 1945 by canecutter Stan
Read moreClean Food Group Expands Pre-Series A by £2.3M for Sustainable Fats and Oils Tech
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As consumer demands shift and the global food industry is looking to invest in technologies and systems that support healthier and more sustainable options, UK-based Clean Food Group announced it has expanded its Pre-Series A by £2.3 million (US$2.9 million) in support of its sustainable oi
Read moreGoodwell Invests in Rwandan Grower and Exporter SOUK Farms
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Through its $150 million uMunthu II fund, Goodwill Investment’s goal is to finance innovative, impact-driven and scalable early-stage small and medium-sized African businesses as it fosters inclusive growth in emerging markets. The fund’s latest partnership is through an investm
Read moreTaylor Farms Makes First Strategic Move in Europe Through Investment in Foodiverse
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Taylor Farms, a California-based, leading North American producer of salads and fresh foods, has made an undisclosed investment in Spain’s Foodiverse, gaining it a “significant share” in Foodiverse’s capital and marking its first foray into Europe. Headquartered in Salinas, family-
Read moreBeleaf Closes on $6.85M Series A for Farming as a Service Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Alpha JWC Ventures (Alpha JWC) has led a $6.85 million Series A for Indonesia-based Beleaf, a comprehensive agtech startup with a core business centered on Farming-as-a-Service (FaaS). This investment saw participation from Openspace, alongside several strategic angels, and reflects
Read moreQIC Natural Capital Makes Second Acquisition – Packhorse Pastoral’s Stuart’s Creek
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has agreed to acquire Stuart’s Creek, the last asset in the Packhorse Pastoral portfolio being sold following the tragic loss of Thomas Strachan, Packhorse’s co-founder and executive director, and his son Noah, and their pilot Garry Liehm, when the
Read moreGrainCorp, GrainInnovate Co-Lead $9M Investment in ZoomAgri
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Fraud has been all too rampant in the grain industry in recent years, as a string of multi-million dollar schemes have been featured in the news, going so far as to spark the USDA’s National Organic Program to release new rules early this year aimed at stopping organic food crime. "This
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