By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Regenerative agriculture is spreading like wildfire. Toesca Asset Management, a Santiago, Chile-based asset manager, and U.K.-domiciled Astarte Capital Partners, which specializes in sustainable real assets and natural capital, have announced a strategic partnership. Through the collaboration, the firms will establish an institutional platform dedicated to regenerative ag investments in […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Regenerative agriculture has become a topic du jour of late, capturing headlines and creating buzz around industry circles — understandably so. With the global population poised to increase by 2 billion people in the coming decades, food security is of the utmost importance. When it comes to food production […]

By Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Director, Agricultural Economics, Manulife Investment Management Within global agricultural markets, tree nuts have emerged as highly popular consumer commodities in recent years. These nutrient-dense nuts aren’t only favored for their health benefits, but also for their culinary versatility. As demand for healthy, plant-based foods continues to rise, understanding the supply-and-demand […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Cascadia Seaweed, a British Columbia-based processor of seaweed-derived ag products, has raised C$4 million (US$2.8 million), marking the first close of a Series A funding round. Representing both new and returning investors, the roster of backers included WWF Impact, Vere Ventures, Potato Impact Partners, VertueLab Climate Impact Fund, Realize […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media European bank BNP Paribas has entered the forestry fray. BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has introduced the BNP Paribas Future Forest Fund in response to global demand for sustainably managed timber investments. Launched alongside Copenhagen, Denmark-based International Woodland Company (IWC), the fund boasts a target size of $500 […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The timber investment management arm of BTG Pactual has reached a key milestone toward its goal of restoring degraded land and promoting sustainable forestry in Latin America. BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) has secured $500 million for its Latin American Reforestation Strategy, marking the halfway point of its […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media France-based agri-biotech company Elicit Plant has secured a stunning $48 million in a Series B fundraising round, inching closer to greater U.S. market penetration. The company, which also has operations in Brazil, has developed biosolutions for broad acre crops, helping farmers to protect their fields against climate change and […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Oishii, a U.S.-based indoor farming technology startup that specializes in high-end strawberries, has reportedly secured $150 million in a Series B fundraising round. Led by climate fund Resilience Reserve, the round also extended to Miyako Capital as well as NTT, Bloom8, McWin Capital Partners, Mizuho Bank and Yaskawa Electric […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With a new CEO pursuing growth, Fargo, North Dakota-based FarmQA has made a strategic acquisition. FarmQA, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription company for agronomists, has acquired 100 percent of Farm Dog (aka FD Agro Technologies), a competing ag data platform, from North American soil-testing company Deveron Corp. FarmQA said the […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With 2025 barreling around the corner, the ag industry is preparing to continue the discussion on several key themes that are shaping the future of the industry. Many influencers from the sector will be gathering at GAI New York in the spring (April 22-24). In the first of a […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media. Reprinted from our sister publication, Women in Agribusiness Today. While we may debate the causes of the recent rash of unpredictable weather in the U.S. and abroad, we can likely agree that extreme changes are evident. From 113 consecutive days with temperatures over 100 degrees this summer […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, an Australian-based investment manager of real assets and natural capital strategies, is making a U.S. expansion push. As its maiden investment into the southern U.S., the firm has acquired a forestry estate in Oklahoma from timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) Rayonier. Spanning 36,741 hectares (90,791 acres) […]