By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) continues to display its position as an investment leader, becoming the first Japanese investor to agree to back ADM Capital Europe’s (ADMCEU) Cibus Fund II. This announcement marks DBJ’s fourth investment in the food and agri space following commitments made to Equilibrium, TIR, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in San Francisco in 2016, Full Harvest has a mission – to be a solution to the $2.6 trillion global food waste problem. The company’s digital marketplace is the only B2B online platform connecting farmers with commercial produce buyers for the sale and purchase of imperfect and surplus […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media If asked about the relationship that humans have with fat, the answer would likely be “it’s complicated”. At the same time that we malign and avoid fat, eons of survival instincts have hardwired our brains to send strong “reward signals” when we eat foods high in fat, or carbs. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media London-based ADM Capital Europe has acquired a majority stake in Withcott Seedlings, a major Australian vegetable seedling business, through its Cibus Fund II. The off-market transaction was initiated by Withcott Seedlings founders and shareholders who appointed Colliers Agribusiness to manage and complete the sale. “The Colliers Agribusiness global database […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Unconventional Ag Media (This story first appeared in our sister publication, Unconventional Ag News) NOTE: This year’s Unconventional Ag conference, which will take place Nov. 29-30 in Minneapolis, includes a tour of the PURIS Innovation Center. The tour will include an inside look at scaling a sustainable food future, a plant-based tasting, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media One month ago, MycoTechnology announced it had closed on an $85 million Series E led by a new investor – a group affiliated with the Oman Investment Authority (OIA). That round brought total funding for the company to more than $200 million, and also included Nourish Ventures (the venture […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Let’s face it, some of our most beloved foods are far from sustainable. Climate change, rising costs, ethics issues associated with production and processing, and health issues plague many of our go-to favorites like chocolate, or coffee. In some cases, the challenges even put the future existence of these […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Recognizing that carbon sequestration by forests is one of the most highly effective investments that can be made to combat climate change, Gresham House, the largest commercial forestry manager in the UK, has made an investment in New Zealand forestry as part of a carbon sequestration strategy. “The Gresham […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It’s been little more than a year since Packhorse Pastoral Company (PPCA) launched with an initial funding target of $300 million to deploy across four-to-six agricultural properties. These assets will operate mostly under a service delivery model and non-ownership of cattle – meaning, the properties will be rejuvenated and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It wasn’t long ago that precision agtech leader Solinftec broke the record for the largest agtech funding round in Latin America (it was February 2020 as a matter of fact). Little more than two years (and one pandemic) later, and the company announced its closing on $60 million in […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In March 2021, Hancock Agriculture, the second largest producer of beef in Australia, and its joint venture partner S. Kidman and Co. appointed Elders to market a portfolio of seven of its Northern Australia beef production assets. This move led to more than 1.8 million hectares (about 4.5 million acres) […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Based in Australia, AgriDigital has just raised $17.65 million in a combination of debt and equity funding in support of its mission to grow the value of grain through its combined inventory management software and finance platform. Co-founded by farmers Bob McKay, Ben Reid, and Emma Weston, AgriDigital was […]
