By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a strategic expansion across the Southern U.S., Weyerhaeuser, one of the biggest owners of timberland on the planet, is bolstering its timberland portfolio. As a timberland real estate investment trust (REIT), the company has unveiled its plans to acquire approximately 117,000 acres of prime timberlands in North Carolina […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new cross-border partnership is poised to advance regenerative agriculture practices throughout European farming operations. InSoil, a Vilnius, Lithuania-domiciled climate finance company specializing in soil health, and Vancouver-based Key Carbon, a financier in the voluntary carbon market, have partnered in a multi-year tie up. Their mission is to champion […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new venture investor is emerging on the global agribusiness scene, poised to reshape agricultural investments and improve food security across the Middle East and beyond. Saudi investment firm Aram Palms Company and Cordiant Group, which specializes in ag value chains, are partnering to strengthen ag investment in the […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Zug, Switzerland-based forest management firm Precious Woods, a specialist in tropical hardwoods, is expanding its Latin American footprint. The company, focused on protecting forests through sustainable management, plans to double its forestry assets in Brazil, according to a report in Valor International. It already oversees roughly 600,000 hectares (1.5 […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a move to transform Asia’s rice sector as the world knows it, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), teaming up with food-secure research partnership CGIAR and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has embarked on an ambitious program. Launched this month, this effort aims to fundamentally reshape the region’s […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Melbourne, Australia-based natural capital investment firm Kilter Rural is striking while the iron is hot. The firm has listed the Oomabah Riverina, a collection of five farming properties located in the Southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Kilter acquired the property in recent years through Kilter Agriculture, […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Paris-based France Valley, which specializes in natural capital investments, has achieved a formidable milestone, clinching a massive €600 million (US$689.2 million) close for its flagship forestry fund, France Valley Patrimoine. This impressive capital commitment not only bolsters the firm’s enviable position but also secures its place as a European […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Nordic Foodtech VC, a Helsinki, Finland-domiciled venture capital fund dedicated to tangible solutions for the ag and food industry, has successfully launched its second fund. The firm secured €40 million (US$45.5 million) in its initial close and aims to double that amount for its final close, targeting companies that […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Mekong Capital, a private equity powerhouse that has long shaped Vietnam’s investment landscape, is poised to introduce a groundbreaking regenerative agriculture fund. But investors will have to wait. The fund, which is planned for 2026. aims to attract as much as $200 million in capital, according to a report […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Technology innovation is increasingly making its way into the crop science arena. Matterworks, a pioneer in the field of predictive biology, has secured a Series A financing round, poised to further unlock machine learning and in predictive biology. While Matterworks is keeping the size of the round close to […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, a Sydney, Australia-based investment manager specializing in natural capital, is expanding its reach north and into Southeast Asia. Through its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, New Forests has made its inaugural investment in Vietnam’s timber processing sector, backing Tavico Group, a supplier of solid wood lumber and […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has earmarked C$2 billion (US$1.5 billion) to invest in agtech innovation across the Great White North through 2030. Through its investment arm FCC Capital, the organization will target food and ag investment opportunities specializing in areas like innovative devices, instrumentation, research, and methodologies designed to […]