Photo Taken by Vidar Nordli Mathisen By Jeremy Stroud We are far removed from the days where agriculture and the food system can be rationally separated from the subject of freshwater management. The overwhelming majority of global freshwater withdrawals are consumed for agri-food purposes, and irrigation is responsible for over 40 percent of the food […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mirova, a mission-driven and sustainable investment manager and affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, announced the final close of the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund (LDN Fund) exceeding $208 million. Originally initiated by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 2015 and launched under the management of Mirova in 2017, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Lewis & Clark AgriFood announced that its overall growth equity strategy has closed at $257 million – with its Lewis & Clark AgriFood Fund II closing oversubscribed at more than $169 million, and its Lewis & Clark RBIC Fund II at $88 million in December 2020. Based in St. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Once overlooked as a viable alternative to the growing issue of providing food for an ever-populous world, Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has gained much traction as of late, especially since COVID-19 has highlighted the vulnerability of existing ag supply chains. As investors and retailers seek out more sustainable ways […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Costa Group (CGC) and citrus grower 2PH Farms have had a working relationship for years through which Costa marketed 2PH Farms’ fruit in Australia for more than a decade, and additionally to export markets this calendar year. This relationship has now shifted as Costa Group has entered into an […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media This sponsor-contributed article is being featured as part of our annual Global AgInvesting New York event, which will be held this year at the prestigious Sleepy Hollow Country Club, just an hour north of NYC, July 13-15. Learn more about the expert speaking faculty, see the full agenda […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian listed property fund manager Primewest has recently completed a sale and leaseback deal for Piscioneri Farms – a citrus and table grape operation in Sunraysia, Victoria, confirms Smith Agri International, which managed the transaction. Consisting of approximately 93 total acres, of which 84 are planted, the sale of […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media For SLM Partners (SLM), an asset manager founded in 2009, there is no other way to invest in agriculture but through ecological farming and forestry in an effort to restore natural capital. The opportunities afforded in natural real assets – portfolio diversification, income yield, and hedge against inflation […]
photo credit: Mycorena By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It’s a myco-palooza lately. Swedish mycoprotein pioneer Mycorena has completed a Pre-Series A round for SEK 77 million (US$9 million), marking one of the largest funding rounds for a Nordic vegan food tech startup made to-date, and bringing total funding for the company to SEK 100 […]
photo credit- Thai Union By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Major seafood player Thai Union Group PCL has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Thailand’s V Foods to work together to expand their plant-based food businesses. The pair also intend to co-develop new products and expand their reach into both domestic and international markets. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bees are our critical partners, safeguarding human well-being and the success of our agricultural production systems. They are a key component to food security, with one out of every three bites of food we eat being dependent on the work they do as pollinators. They ensure biodiversity, healthy ecosystems, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In response to growing client demand, BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has announced the launch of BNP Paribas Ecosystem Restoration, a thematic fund designed to give investors exposure to companies restoring and preserving natural capital and global ecosystems. BNPP AM has AUM of EUR 26 billion in sustainable […]
