Despite the vast potential for agricultural production in Africa, the number of people considered to be undernourished on the continent is expected to grow from 240 million in 2015 to 320 million by 2025. Meanwhile, shifts in demographics, consumer tastes, and urbanization are resulting in a projected increase in food imports from a value of […]
The European Commission (EC) has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg for failure to comply with European regulations that speak to the rights of foreign investors in agricultural farmland. The EC claims that a Hungarian law passed in 2013 that terminated “usufruct rights,” or contracts allowing for the use of and profit […]
As global demand for protein continues to increase, the beef and dairy industries present immense potential for expansion and investment, according to a panel of investment veterans who presented at the 2016 Global AgInvesting event in New York in April. Emerging Asia is proving itself as the shining beacon that will revitalize and provide a […]
China’s state-owned agricultural trader, COFCO Agri is continuing its aggressive push into the North American market with the opening of its first trade office in Canada in the center of the country’s grain region in Winnipeg, reports Reuters. Other major grain traders that currently have head offices in Winnipeg include Cargill, Richardson International, Paterson Grain, […]
Leading hydroponic company, Pegasus Agriculture, announced that its Hydroponic Investment Product is now certified as being shariah compliant through the Shariah Supervisory Board as of June 3, 2016. Headquartered in Dubai, Pegasus is a leading owner and operator of hydroponic farming operations in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Shariah law is rooted in […]
At a time when the number of Canadian farms is shrinking and the average age of operators rising, private equity firm Area One Farms is seeking to preserve family farms into a new generation. “We look for great farmers,” president and CEO Joelle Faulkner says. Investment banker and Rhodes scholar Faulkner, raised on a Canadian […]
Input Capital, the Canadian canola streaming firm, announced it has achieved the benchmark of having one hundred active canola streaming contracts established across Western Canada. Input Capital has taken the royalty streaming business model pioneered in the metals markets and applied it to agriculture. The company provides financing for canola farmers for working capital needs […]
Mort & Co., Australia’s largest independent beef cattle lot-feeding company, raised a pre-IPO investment of $16.2 million through the country’s significant investment visa (SIV) program, according to Australian Financial Review. The investment, consisting of funds from wealthy individuals from China, Singapore, and Australia marks the largest-ever agricultural investment made through the SIV program, which grants […]
By Garrett Baldwin In March, the International Criminal Police Organization, or INTERPOL, announced a record seizure of counterfeit food and drink products destined for global markets. It happened due to Operation Opson V, a remarkable collaboration between global regulatory agencies, police professionals, customs agents, and others to seize 10,000 tons and one million liters of […]
By Elizabeth Penney Harnessing the sun’s power is once again at the forefront of energy technology as an increasingly affordable method of generating electricity. In developing regions of the world, solar is not only a clean energy solution but sometimes the sole source of power for smallholders. In response, Powering Agriculture, a program administered by United […]
