ArborGen Agrees to Sell ArborGen ANZ to Geyser Limited Partnership for NZ$22.25M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ArborGen, one of the world’s largest suppliers of eucalyptus and loblolly pine seedlings, has agreed to sell ArborGen ANZ, its Australian and New Zealand business unit, to Geyser Limited Partnership, a consortium of New Zealand investors led by Hugh Fletcher and predominantly consisting of
Read moreTurtleTree Raises $30M First Tranche of Series A
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Co-founded by company CEO Fengru Lin and Chief Strategist Max Rye, Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs is one of the world’s first startups to apply the latest cutting-edge advancements in biotechnology to create real milk from cells. Highly acknowledged for its novel use of cell biology t
Read moreTRT Pastoral Acquires 6,000-He Parcel of Historic Woolnorth Property From Van Dairy For A$120M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Chinese-owned Van Dairy has sold 6,000 hectares of its Woolnorth property in Tasmania to Australia’s TRT Pastoral Group for A$120 million (US$89.5 million), marking the first time the property has reverted back to Australian ownership in nearly 200 years. TRT Pastoral is a family-owned
Read moreLatest $64.5M Investment Makes Pure Harvest Top Funded Agtech Company in MENASA Region
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media UAE-based sustainable, tech-driven agribusiness Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest) has closed on $64.5 million in funding led by IMM Investment, the leading private investment firm in Korea, which was joined by existing investors and management. “We are delighted to welcome IMM as
Read moreKenya’s Twiga Raises $50M Series C
Image credit: Twiga Foods By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Twiga is a Kenyan agtech startup that uses mobile technology to align supply and demand in Africa’s large but fragmented fruit and vegetable markets. In 2019, the company had its eye toward a pan African expansion by Q3 2020, however, like in so many cases, COVI
Read moreDeHaat Raises $115M Series D; Largest Agtech Funding Round in India
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Not even a year after raising $30 million led by Prosus Ventures, online end-to-end agribusiness services platform DeHaat has closed on the largest agtech funding round in India, securing a $115 million Series D. Led by Belgium-based Sofina and Lightrock India, Temasek also was a co-inve
Read more1-800-flowers.com Expands Its Reach in Better-For-You Protein With Vital Choice Acquisition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Did you know that 1-800-flowers.com controlled a large portfolio of food brands? I didn’t. Currently the owner of brands including Harry & David, Shari’s Berries, Cheryl’s Cookies, Moose Munch, The Popcorn Factory, and Wolferman’s Bakery, among others, 1 800-Flowers has expan
Read moreShenandoah Growers Raises $120M, Changes Name to Soli Organic
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Soli Organic, formerly known as Shenandoah Growers, has raised $120 million through an agreement with leading developer-led investment management firm Decennial Group, and has relaunched with a new corporate name and brand. Founded in 1989, Soli Organic is the first leader in the produce
Read moreCULT Expands Cellular Ag Portfolio With Analogue Wagyu Ribeye Maker Ohayo Valley
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Innovative investment platform CULT Food Science Corp. is targeting its capital commitments exclusively to clean, lab-grown food and the novel technologies behind them that provide sustainable, environmental, and ethical solutions mitigating the pressures caused by global factory farming and
Read moreJBS Secures FIRB Approval for Huon Aquaculture Acquisition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Already a dominating presence in the global beef, poultry, pork, and lamb categories, and despite having a hand in trading seafood in select markets through its Seara subsidiary, JBS announced in August of this year a deal that marks the first foray into direct seafood production for this SÃ
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