UNCAGED Secures $2M in Seed Funding for Biometric Leather Alternatives
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media UNCAGED Innovations, a biomaterials startup founded in 2020, explains that today’s eco-conscious leathers rely heavily on plastic-based materials - a fact it aims to address through its mission to redefine the use of leather in consumer and automotive goods. To do this, UNCA
Read moreCarofin Expands Berry Platform With Acquisition of Blueberry Farm in U.S. Southeast
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Native to North America, blueberries were first commercially cultivated for sale in 1916. Now, one hundred and seven years later, the U.S. is the largest blueberry producer in the world, commercially growing the crop in 26 states. However, it’s only 10 U.S. states: Oregon, Washington, Geor
Read moreInvivo Group Sub Malteries Soufflet to Acquire United Malt Group in $1B Deal
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Malteries Soufflet, one of the world’s top three maltsters and a subsidiary of leading European agricultural group InVivo Group, announced it has come to an agreement to acquire Australia’s United Malt Group - the fourth largest maltster in the world - through a deal valued at approximat
Read moreMIM Acquires Minority Stake in Family-Owned Parreira Almond Holding Company
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Manulife Investment Management (MIM) has made its first farmland-plus investment on behalf of its Manulife Permanent Cropland Plus Fund (MPCPF) and other investors. What is a farmland-plus investment? MIM explained that it refers to investments in companies and assets that combine farm pr
Read moreSource.ag Expands Series A by $4M to $27M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media By leveraging technology, Amsterdam-based Source.ag intends to democratize access to sufficient fruits and vegetables through AI-driven greenhouses, which the startup stated is a safer, more reliable, and climate-resilient method of production. Founded in November 2020 by CEO Rien Kamman
Read moreHyfé Raises $9M to Transform Wastewater Into Feedstock for Biomanufacturing and Clean Water
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bio-manufacturing has great potential for decarbonization, but it also faces a range of hurdles. If successfully harnessed for key industrial sectors such as foods, fuels, materials, and chemicals, it is estimated to have the ability to mitigate at least 3 GT of carbon emissions per year by
Read moreCEFC, CDPQ, Gunn Agri Form New Partnership, Launch AUD 200M Australian Farmland Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), a green bank owned by the Australian government, and global investment group CDPQ have formed a strategic partnership with leading Australian farmland manager Gunn Agri Partners that will focus on agricultural land in Australia. Under the terms
Read moreWarakirri Diversified Agricultural Fund Surpasses AUD100M with Sixth Acquisition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Having successfully completed its sixth acquisition, Warakirri announced that its Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund has surpassed a value of AUD100 million (US$66.14 million). Adding to its portfolio that contains existing high quality berry, citrus, soft leaf vegetable, vineya
Read moreBee Vaccine Pioneer Dalan Locks $4.5M to Drive Expansion, Product Development
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On November 15, 2022, the global population surpassed 8 billion on its way to breaching 10 billion by 2050. Connected with the expectation is the need to produce more food than has been produced in the past 10,000 years combined (staggering!). To accomplish this, it would require a 70 pe
Read moreNew Forests’ Forest Climate Solutions Fund Makes First Acquisition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, a global investment manager of nature-based real asset and natural capital strategies, has acquired the 19,000-acre (7,654-hectare) McCloud Forest in the Mount Shasta region of California. This transaction marks the first for New Forests’ Forest Climate Solutions Fund (FCS
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