The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has just 1 percent of its $34.09 billion fund allocated to rural farmland investments as of March 31 of this year, however the fund is targeting an allocation of 3 percent – half of which will be committed to domestic investments, while the other half will make up a war […]
LONDON, 29 November 2016 – While the impact of Brexit and an incoming U.S. administration under President-elect Donald Trump will undoubtedly have consequences for the global food and ag sector, investors can be assured that including ag asset allocations in their portfolio will continue to offer hedge inflation and wealth preservation, said Managing Director Philippe de […]
The Australian Farmland Property Index debuted Friday, November 11, at the Australian Farm Institute Roundtable Conference in Brisbane. Frank Delahunty, Australian Farmland Index Coordinator and the architect of the index, took some time to talk with GAI News about the launch, which has been three and a half years in the making. While the index […]
Hain Celestial has chosen Beena Goldenberg to head up its newly launched venture capital unit, Cultivate Ventures. In addition to her current role as chief executive of Hain Celestial Canada, Ms. Goldenberg will lead Cultivate Ventures as its multiple teams work to scale up small acquisitions that represent lifestyle brands, concepts, products or technologies that […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) recent partnership with McLarty Capital Partners opens up a vital capital structure for small businesses in rural America. The McLarty Capital Partners Rural Business Investment Company, which is targeting $100 million for investment, connects small businesses across rural America, including agriculture startups, with the equity capital markets. “These funds […]
Chinese private equity firm, CDH Investments is selling down its stake in WH Group, the world’s largest pork producer by an aggregate value HK$10.6 billion (US$1.37 billion) to unidentified third parties. In a filing with the Hong Kong bourse, CDH announced it was selling down its stake from its current 19.77 percent to 12.94 percent […]
Infra Capital Myanmar (ICM) announced it plans to develop two agricultural projects – a rice processing plant and a waste-to-feed facility – that will be ready for sale to private investors by the end of this year. As part of InfraCo Asia Development (IAD), ICM, which is a joint venture between ReEx Capital Asia and […]
Axiom Foods, the first and largest producer of hypoallergenic whole grain brown rice products in the world, is expanding its global footprint into India where it will manufacture hexane and ethanol-free natural rice bran oil and rice bran ingredient to meet growing global demand. Using its proprietary cold-pressed, chemical-free enzymatic fractioning process, Axiom manufactures dietary […]
Rising dairy demand in emerging markets, particularly in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Eastern Europe will fuel a 4.6 percent growth in the global dairy and soy food market, driving it to a value of $773.4 billion by 2020, according to research released this summer by consumer insight research firm, Canadean. As market growth […]
Grieg Newfoundland AS has contracted AMG Norway, a subsidiary of Aqua Maof Group to build its state-of-the-art indoor Atlantic salmon nursery facility in Marystown, Newfoundland. The C$75 million hatchery is part of a larger C$251 million project being undertaken by Grieg and the Newfoundland Provincial government, which has agreed to commit up to C$45 million […]
