By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Finnish Climate Fund has made its first investment, committing €10 Million to Solar Foods, a novel startup producing nutritionally complete protein from thin air. Founded in Helsinki in 2017 as a spin-off from a VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and LUT University of Finland research program, Solar […]
photo credit: Hazel Technologies By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Hazel Technologies, a Chicago-based startup focused on mitigating food waste by extending the shelf life of produce, has closed on a $70 million Series C co-led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech) and Temasek. The oversubscribed round, which brought total funding […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Finistere Ventures has partnered with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP) for the launch of the $40 million NZD Finistere Aotearoa Fund – a new investment vehicle that will leverage Finistere’s experience investing in venture capital-ready opportunities in agriculture, food, and sustainability, to deploy capital to commercialize New Zealand’s […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media XP Asset Management has hired Cleidson Rangel, a natural resources specialist and former Brazil Fund Manager with Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) for almost 10 years, to head up its new Natural Resource Investments unit. The first goal for this new natural resources unit is the planned launch of […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media It was in 2019 (August 8, 2019, to be exact) that the Australian government requested that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conduct an inquiry examining the country’s $2 billion water market. The request followed on the heels of a serious drought that saw the country’s Darling River turn […]
photo credit: Mission Barns By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Plant-based meats have taken off. But as alternative food innovators strive to create products that match their animal-based counterparts in taste and texture, one key factor is missing – fat. Solving the missing fat issue has been a challenge across the industry, with multiple startups […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Florida-based, family-owned, vertically integrated citrus grower, packer, and shipper IMG Citrus announced it has acquired a 2,500-acre grove through a deal that expands its total acreage under management in the state by 27 percent, to 11,387. Formerly known as the Chiquita Grove, the property, which was planted in the […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Blue Road Capital has acquired Natural American Foods (Sweet Harvest), a Minnesota-based natural sweeteners platform and one of the largest honey processors in North America, from an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital. Based in Cannon Falls, Sweet Harvest operates three BRC AA rated facilities in Minnesota, California, and Michigan, […]
By Joseph Byrum When faced with a choice between investing in whatever technology startup is hot these days and what’s essentially a very large patch of dirt, the choice for many is obvious. Shiny beats dirty every time. But maybe that’s not the right way to look at things. My last article explored how the […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media According to a recent McKinsey report, more than 30 million people (5.6 million are children) in the U.S. have been diagnosed with food allergies. Their families are impacted as well, resulting in nearly 85 million Americans changing the way they eat at home and in restaurants. This results […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Food tech is astounding. We’ve discussed eggs without chickens, protein from volcanoes, and milk without milking cows, just to name a few innovations that only a year or two ago would have sounded like science fiction. Today we’re going to speak of honey without bees. California startup MeliBio has […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Gladstone Land has acquired 2,285 gross acres of farmland in Tehama County, California, from Boston-based Solum Partners for $37.8 million. As part of the transaction, Gladstone has entered into a 15-year, triple-net lease agreement with California Olive Ranch (COR) – the largest miller of olives for extra virgin olive […]
