GAI News has been tracking recent announcements regarding leadership shifts in the food and ag investment and commercial sectors. Some of the latest movement includes: CPPIB appoints three new senior executive members Graeme Eadie, who joined CPPIB in 2005, is now Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Real Assets, a new investment department that […]
Fundamentally, company strategy is typically classified as either Business-to-Consumer (B2C) or Business-to-Business (B2B). While both B2C and B2B business models have commonalities, there are an equal number of differences, if not more. These differences are especially evident in sales and marketing strategy and execution. Agriculture technology (AgTech) breaks from this norm and often requires appealing […]
Agriculture presents some appealing motives for investment—strong long-term fundamentals, attractive historical returns that are uncorrelated with other financial instruments and a strong inflation hedge, among other things. Although the global agriculture sector has faced declining commodity prices in recent years that have cast a shadow over the industry, interest and investment in the sector remain […]
After the removal of Dilma Rousseff in the impeachment process, the new president of Brazil, Michel Temer, named new ministers for his current government. Among them a very strong name in the world of agriculture was chosen; Blairo Maggi, who was named the new minister of agriculture. This appointment comes at a key time for […]
A new initiative, called the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC), was launched during the IUCN World Conservation Congress currently being held in Hawaii. Anchored by four founding members, including Credit Suisse, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the International Union for Conservation in Nature (IUCN), and Cornell University, the coalition is designed to create new […]
Iowa-based agrochemical company, Albaugh, announced it is investing $300 million to fund the expansion of its operations in the Brazilian market. Although it has had a presence in Brazil since 2005 under the Atanor brand, Albaugh is overhauling its manufacturing and commercialization activities with the goal of increasing the company’s revenue from Brazil from its […]
Harvard Management Company, the manager of Harvard’s $37.6 billion endowment fund, has named Colin Butterfield as its new head of natural resources. Butterfield has been chosen to lead the fund’s $3.6 billion natural resources portfolio, replacing Alvaro Aguirre-Simunovic who resigned from the position in October 2015 after 12 years with the company. Beginning in October […]
Leading global precision ag and data management company, Farmers Edge, announced the appointment of former Syngenta executive, Scott McKinnon, to head the company’s Australian expansion beyond New South Wales as General Manager of Australian Operations. “With variable cropping conditions throughout the country, we’re seeing strong demand for agtech from Australia’s growers to assist with their decision […]
Already a soda, water, and energy drink giant, Coca-Cola has been exploring diversification strategies in the face of softening demand for soft drinks. Now, Coca-Cola has announced that it is entering the coffee sector in Brazil – a move that will not only expand its non-carbonated portfolio and expand its presence in Latin America, but […]
There are three necessary ingredients for a successful farming operation: land, power, and water. While the effect of the first of these is intuitive, land’s access to water, coupled with its access to power, can make all the difference between “a development that costs $3000/acre and one that costs upwards of $10,000/acre,” according to Lindsay […]
