By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto-based not-for-profit Convergence, a global network for blended finance, has awarded Vietnam-based Mekong Capital a proof-of-concept grant for an impact initiative. The proceeds are being directed to the private equity firm’s Mekong Earth Regeneration Fund (MERF), a $200 million impact project supporting growth-stage funding for regenerative ag and sustainable […]

By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC Earlier this year, I wrote a couple of articles that addressed some issues that I believe to be essential topics for the evaluation of natural capital investments. They were the facts that (a) since the start of this century, the world has added some 398 million acres of […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Number 8 Bio, a Sydney, New South Wales-based startup whose tagline is ‘changing feed, feeding change,’ has received a ringing endorsement from the VC community. The company has raised A$7 million (US$4.7 million) in a seed round led by existing backer Main Sequence, a NSW-domiciled technology-focused VC firm and […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Cryptocurrencies are known to have characteristics of commodities, and now the blockchain is increasingly making its way into the ag sector. Most recently, Tether Holdings, an early mover for digital assets known as stablecoins, has taken close to a 10 percent position in Latin American agro-industrial company Adecoagro, with […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP, an investment fund manager that generates returns by converting conventional commercial farmland to sustainably farmed crops, has received a major endorsement from Big Tech. The firm has announced an investment by software giant Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund into Vital Farmland III, Farmland LP’s massive $250 million real […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Spain-domiciled Santander and Atitlan, an influential business group in the Iberian Peninsula, have launched a €500 million (US$552 million) global investment platform dedicated to agricultural projects. The platform, dubbed Atgro, is a private equity fund that has secured initial contributions of €200 million (US$220 million) from Santander and €50 […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Conservation Resources (CR), an impact investment firm specializing in real assets, has announced the final close of its inaugural North American farmland private equity fund. Introduced in 2019, the Conservation Resource Capital VI fund has committed to an impact focused strategy in which it seeks to both develop and […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Zealand’s Craigmore Sustainables has scooped up a pair of apple orchards as it seeks to expand its horticulture footprint. The deals include the Ngaruroro orchard in the Twyford region of Hawke’s Bay and Patutahi orchard in Gisborne, which are expected to have a combined canopy area of more […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Since launching its farmland capital technology platform to farmers and investors in 2023, Minnesota-based Fractal Agriculture’s fundraising tally has surpassed an impressive $15 million. Fractal as a business raises money for two distinct purposes. As a VC-backed company, Fractal raises capital to fund business operations. Fractal also raises money […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media South Australian agtech Cropify, which is behind AI- and machine learning-powered technology to grade grains in the supply chain, has attracted A$2 million (US$1.3 million) to its coffers in a seed round, according to reports. Led by Australian and Singaporean VCs Mandalay Venture Partners and Hatcher+, respectively, the round […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The blockchain has disrupted many sectors of the economy, and now it has made its way to the agriculture industry. Singapore-based DiMuto, an agri-food trade solutions company specializing in cutting-edge technologies, has raised $5.9 million in a Series A funding round. Led by The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, the […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After putting its New South Wales (NSW) portfolio on the block a year ago, Australian Food and Agriculture (AFA) has found a buyer. Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation (ANSC), a SPAC and joint venture between Impact Ag Partners and U.S. asset manager Riverstone Holdings, is scooping up 13 […]