Submitted by Unigrains Today agricultural and food companies need to be aware of anything, anywhere that could impact their sales, their supply, their margins, and their short, mid, and long-term strategy. While it is already quite hard to follow the macro trends of our agitated world and their consequences – trade wars and FTAs, major […]
Naspers Ventures, a 101-year old South African-based venture capital firm, expanded into the United States in recent months, tapping VC veteran Mike Katz to spearhead the effort. With a pipeline of potential deals, and a strong balance sheet from which to invest with zero reliance on outside capital, Naspers, whose U.S. office is located in […]
Australia’s first agricultural streaming company, CommStream Capital, is in a strong position to benefit from the increasing demand from Australian farmers actively seeking growth-orientated finance models to fund expansion, on-farm infrastructure, new technologies, and innovation. Until recently, banks and traditional debt funding have been the only sources of financial support for Australian farmers struggling to […]
Many agricultural producers, like myself, have come to the realization that we do not need to own the land we work. In today’s capital-intensive agricultural operating environment, our Balance Sheets can be significantly strengthened by reducing long-term debt associated with land ownership. We can re-deploy our capital traditionally tied-up in land ownership into other income-producing […]
By Alejandro Quentin, CEO, Pampa Capital At Pampa Capital we believe that the Ag sector continues to offer attractive long-term “under-the-radar” investment plays. The Ag sector has attracted significant investor interest over the last decade after being neglected for a long time. However, today its main challenge is to show it can offer opportunities beyond just […]
Large institutional investors reluctant to invest in agriculture could find safer exposure to agriculture through trading water.
In this author’s opinion, New Zealand remains the more compelling investment proposition over Australian dairy.
