By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has greenlit an investment of up to $56 million to finance reforestation and restoration initiatives in degraded areas. This funding will flow through the innovative reforestation strategy overseen by the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (BTG Pactual TIG), paving the way for sustainable growth […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media São Paulo, Brazil-based Stepan Company is deepening its presence in the Latin American country’s fast-growing agricultural sector. The chemical solutions provider is unveiling a series of new investments aimed at strengthening innovation and technical support across Brazil’s farm economy. Stepan has opened a dedicated agriculture laboratory at the Parque […]
In a pair of back-to-back deals, Australia’s Centuria Capital Group, a real estate funds manager, has bolstered its agricultural investment portfolio. Among the transactions, Centuria Capital acquired the management rights to the Arrow Primary Infrastructure Fund (APIF) from Arrow Funds Management, bringing A$444 million in assets under Centuria’s umbrella and pushing its agriculture vertical holdings […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. farmland has rarely been as closely watched as it is today. After several years of rapid appreciation and inflation-linked gains, values appear to be entering a different phase, one marked by cooler growth, greater regional divergence and a closer tether to underlying income performance. MetLife Investment Management’s 2025 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Athian, which is behind a platform that connects food companies with farmers, is gaining fresh momentum in its effort to cut emissions across livestock supply chains. Since 2024, the tally of the company’s payments to farmers as a reward for verified emissions through innovative feed ingredients and alternative manure management […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a boost for AI-driven agricultural innovation, agtech company Bindwell has secured $6 million in seed funding to accelerate the discovery of safer pesticides. Co-led by General Catalyst and A Capital, the fundraising also captured the backing of famous investor Paul Graham, founder of SV Angel and Y Combinator, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Sydney, Australia-based agtech company Number 8 Bio has closed an A$11 million Series A round, fueling its push to tackle livestock methane emissions right at the source: their digestive system. Led by New Zealand’s Icehouse Ventures, the fundraising extended to Main Sequence and newcomer ONE Innovators, a carbon-focused VC […]
Agriculture investor Paine Schwartz Partners is bolstering its presence in the better-for-you food and beverage sector. The private equity firm has unveiled the launch of BetterCo Holdings, a strategic portfolio platform within its Food Chain Fund VI. This fund, initiated in 2022, reached a final close the following year at approximately $1.7 billion. As a […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Biocentis, an insect-control life-science company specializing in genetic innovation, has reached a major milestone. With dual headquarters in London, U.K. and Milan, Italy, the company has secured a combined $19 million comprising equity and grant funds to propel the development of its programmable biology platform for insect control, protecting […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Ardian, a Paris, France-based private equity firm, is expanding its influence in natural capital. The firm has secured commitments for its Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) strategy, buoying the investment tally to an expected €100 million by year-end. The strategy, dubbed Averrhoa Nature-Based Solutions, focuses on large-scale projects in reforestation, wetlands […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new cross-border partnership is taking shape in the food and agribusiness space. Solum Partners, a Boston, Massachusetts-based investment firm focused on the food supply chain, has formed a strategic partnership with Lincolnshire, England-based Staples Vegetables, one of the U.K.’s leading suppliers of fresh and organic produce. The latest […]
In a landmark move reshaping institutional investment opportunities in Brazilian coffee, Ruiz Coffees, a major Arabica producer, and eucalyptus grower Santos & Dias Group have formed Jacurutu Coffee, a joint venture poised to develop what is projected to become the biggest individual Arabica coffee farm on the planet. Boasting a total investment of R$1.05 billion […]
