By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Criterion Africa Partners (CAP) announced the completion of an undisclosed investment in Mozambique Fibra Ltd (MozFibra), a subsidiary of Mozambique Tree Farming Pty Ltd (MTF). Active since 2010, CAP is an independently owned private equity firm investing across the forestry value chain in sub-Saharan Africa through two funds with […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bioplatform innovation company Flagship Pioneering and sustainable ag leader Indigo Ag have made multiple announcements – one of them an expansion to a very impressive funding round. But we’ll get to that in a minute.  First, Dean Banks, the former president and CEO of Tyson Foods and a former […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian fund manager Centuria Capital Group has acquired 12 hectares of protected glasshouse and greenhouse cropping assets in South Australia through its open-ended, unlisted Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF) for A$21.5 million (US$14.38 million). The assets, which are operated by South Australian hydroponic vegetable producer P’Petual Holdings, comprise a total […]

By Adam Bergman, Managing Director | CitiClean Energy Transition Group | Global Head of AgTech At the start of 2023, there were hopes that the challenging investment environment experienced throughout 2022 would improve and the financial markets would rebound. However, despite a few positives, like an improved IPO market and the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmers – especially those growing labor-intensive specialty crops such as grapes, berries, and nursery crops –  are facing ever greater challenges throughout their production cycles. It is these farmers in particular, who are widely un-mechanized and employ 88 percent of the crop workers in the U.S., that are on […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Consumer demand for fresh berries is strong due to the combination of their health benefits, appealing taste, versatility, and their alignment with current dietary and culinary trends. And as consumers increasingly seek both convenience and nutrition in their food choices, fresh berries continue to be a popular and highly […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch investors are backing Icelandic company GeoSalmo with €13.4 million (US$14.65 million) to fund the company’s building of a state-of-the-art hybrid, flow-through salmon farm in Ölfus, near Þorlákshöfn, one of the largest fresh fish export hubs in Iceland.  A broad range of investors have come […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Before we can even begin to discuss the funding, I think it would be helpful to first answer the question, what are bacteriophages?  Coming from the root word “phagein” meaning “to eat”, bacteriophages are, in short, viruses that infect and replicate only in bacteria. Found nearly everywhere – in […]

By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners Much has been written about the rising average age of farmers. Per the USDA’s periodic Census of Agriculture, the average age increased from 56.3 years to 57.5 years from 2012-2017. In reality, the difference is likely even greater due to the Census’s definition of “farms” as enterprises with just […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Platinum Equity announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Horizon Organics, the largest USDA-certified organic dairy brand in the world and a pioneer in the dairy sector, from Danone for an undisclosed amount.  The deal also includes Wallaby, a popular Australian-inspired, Greek-style, organic and premium yogurt brand.  […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Biobest is on quite a run. Directly on the heels of closing on €120 million ($126.8 million) and announcing its acquisition of Brazilian biologicals leader Biotrop in September 2023, the pollination and integrated biologicals leader announced it has now gained another $75 million investment from M&G Investments to help […]

photo credit: Rockstart By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Amsterdam-based, early stage venture capital firm Rockstart has officially launched Rockstart AgriFood Fund II with a funding target of €50 million (US$54.74 million) and plans to invest in up to 50 startups within the next five years.  Rockstart explained that when it started in 2011 as […]