Barry Callebaut, Nestlé Partnering on 11,500-He Agroforestry Project in Côte d’Ivoire
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Côte d’Ivoire is responsible for 45 percent of the world’s cocoa bean output - a crop that generates 40 percent of the country’s export revenue and accounts for 15 percent of its national GDP. However, smallholders in the country earn barely the price of a candy bar per day,
Read morePepsiCo Investing $216M to Advance Regenerative Ag Transition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media PepsiCo announced it is investing $216 million in long-term, strategic partnership agreements with three farmer-facing organizations: Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI); Soil and Water Outcomes Fund (SWOF); and the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) to drive the adoption of regenerative a
Read moreInvesting in Ag? Your Questions Are Answered at Global AgInvesting 2023
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Today, an estimated $26 billion of United States farmland is owned or managed by institutions, with institutional investments ranging between US$28-$35 billion. And, as HighQuest Consulting’s Philippe de Lapérouse explained in his “Ag Sectors to Watch” article in GAI News
Read moreSplenda, Heartland Food Products Launch $50M Eco-Conscious Farm in Florida
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sweetener brand Splenda and its parent company Heartland Food Products Group announced the official launch of Splenda Stevia Farm - a 1,465-acre fully integrated, eco-conscious farm now operating in Central Florida. Driven by the trend toward a more healthy lifestyle and diet, 72 pe
Read moreVerde Farms Relaunches With New Commitment to Regenerative Ag
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Verde Farms, a pioneer of organic, 100 percent grass-fed and pasture-raised beef for nearly 20 years, announced a relaunch focused on regenerative agriculture including verification with Land to Market. Backed by Manna Tree Partners, Johnsonville Holdings, NHL player Alex Biega, and
Read moreMacquarie’s Green Investment Group Launches VORN Bioenergy
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media One hundred days after Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) acquired BayWa r.e. Bioenergy GmbH via the Macquarie Green Investment Group Energy Transition Solutions Fund, GIG announced a rebranding of the business as VORN Bioenergy (VORN). This acquisition and
Read moreBrief: ABADIE Launches Agriculture and Land Company
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in Mandeville, Louisiana, ABADIE explains that it is a multi-disciplinary energy and midstream entity. Since 2013, the company has transformed from an engineering and consulting firm to being focused on the development, investment, operations, and management of midstream assets and e
Read moreMission Produce, Criterion Africa Partners, ZZ2 Boerdery Form JV to Expand Avocado Production to 1,000 He
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mission Produce, a vertically integrated, global leader in the avocado business, has partnered with Criterion Africa Partners (CAP), a private equity firm developing assets in the forestry value chain in Sub-Saharan Africa, and ZZ2 Boerdery (ZZ2), one of South Africa’s largest farming comp
Read moreIconic Emu Creek on the Market for the First Time in 155 Years
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With expectations of fetching in the mid-A$30 million range, the iconic Emu Creek station in Petford, Australia, is on the market for the first time in 155 years.Emu Creek was originally acquired in 1868 by George Robert Gill for one pound per acre (the minimum price for rural land at the ti
Read moreAppHarvest Proposes $40M Public Offering
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Large-scale, sustainable indoor farming and certified B Corp, AppHarvest, announced it has commenced a $40 million underwritten public offering of its common stock. AppHarvest also stated it intends to grant the underwriters a three-day option to purchase up to an additional 15 percent of
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