Wilmar Divests Stake in Sugar Major Cosumar S.A. for $605M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Wilmar International Corporation (Wilmar) announced it has divested its entire 30.05 percent stake in major sugar company Cosumar S.A. (Cosumar) for approximately $605 million through a deal struck with “several Moroccan investors”. Incorporated in Morocco and listed on the Casablanca
Read moreBeeHero Enters Australian Market Via Partnership with Monson’s Honey and Pollination
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BeeHero’s groundbreaking hive monitoring technology is officially entering the Australian market through a newly announced partnership with Monson’s Honey and Pollination, a leader in the country’s beekeeping and pollination industry. BeeHero’s mission as explained by compan
Read moreOritain Raises $57M for Forensic Supply Chain Traceability Technology
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Many of us have seen documentaries in which scientists trace the ancient origins of individuals by analyzing the isotopes present in their teeth, determining the nearly exact location of where an individual was born and then lived. Now, a company called Oritain is bringing similar abilities
Read moreBLUU Seafood Closes EUR 16M Series A to Bring Cultivated Fish to Market
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Today, every four out of 10 pounds of animal protein consumed on a global scale are fish, leading to 90 percent of the world’s marine fish stock to be either exploited, over-exploited, or depleted, creating a situation primed for the emergence and successful market adoption of cell culture
Read moreBelgium’s Aphea.Bio Closes EUR70M Series C to Advance Biological Ag Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in Ghent, Belgium, Aphea.Bio is a fully integrated microbial product developer with a mission to build a sustainable, reliable, and profitable future for agriculture. With a mission centered on its novel high-throughput APEX R&D platform capitalizing upon the untapped microbi
Read moreUNCAGED 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
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