photo credit: AgroSpheres By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2016 by COO Payam Pourtaheri and CTO Ameer Shakeel, AgroSpheres’ mission is to dramatically improve the delivery of pesticides, making them more effective, cheaper, and more environmentally-friendly. Working to transform agriculture through reliable and affordable biological solutions, AgroSpheres’ biomanufacturing platform has unlocked cost-effective production […]

Contributed by AQUA4D As the world’s leading grower of peaches, plums, and nectarines, Prima® Wawona has long had a reputation for efficiency and innovation. Over the last 18  months, this has been taken to a new level using an advanced technology to optimize water use  while dealing sustainably with salinity issues.   With water never far from […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media An investor consortium comprising Continental Grain Company (Conti), publicly listed, Mexican food and beverage-focused holding company Organización Cultiba SAB de CV (Cultiba), and private equity firms Equity Group Investments (EGI) and Castle Harlan, have made an investment in Baja Aqua-Farms, a leading vertically integrated Bluefin tuna rancher in Baja […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Protein Industries Canada is one of five Global Innovation Clusters that since 2018 has invested or co-invested nearly CAD$500 million (US$368.50 million) in innovations relating to plant-based foods, feed, and ingredients.  In February 2023, the initiative received an additional CAD$150 million (US$110.55 million) in funding and as its first […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Here’s something we don’t speak of often – buckwheat. Did you know that buckwheat is not a form of wheat?  And is, in fact, not a grain, or even a grass, but a type of seed (called a “groat” – simply meaning a hulled seed) harvested from plants that are […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) and its investment partner New Agriculture have agreed to acquire the 2.9 million-hectares (7.2 million-acre) Kimberley Cattle Portfolio that was placed on the market earlier this fall through a listing managed by LAWD. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed at this […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In May 2023, Hancock Agriculture acquired Moolan Downs and Ottley Station from Packhorse Pastoral for approximately A$80 million (US$52 million), as part of a wider restructuring of the group’s portfolio and focus as it looks to expand its Wagyu beef operations. Hancock Agriculture explained that its east coast Wagyu […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Basing its name on tôm, the Vietnamese word for shrimp, Brooklyn, New York-based TômTex is working to simultaneously address the issues surrounding waste in both the food and textile industries with one sustainable, affordable solution.  Founder Uyen Tran, a trained designer born and raised in Danang, Vietnam, one of […]

photo credit: Aquarech By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media By 2050 the population of the Sub-Saharan region is expected to double from 1 to 2 billion people. This explosive increase will lead to fish demand that dwarfs what we see today – with forecasts of demand increasing from 10 million metric tons per year today […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Affiance Limited, a joint venture formed between Press Agriculture Limited – a company owned by Press Trust Limited –  and the MGT Trust Australia, has reportedly secured significant funding to transform existing tobacco farms in southern Malawi into the country’s largest Stevia farm.  Vast in scale, the project involves […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Mitsui) has agreed to invest in Wadi Poultry, an Egyptian integrated poultry business encompassing the production of breeding chickens, the production and processing of broilers, the manufacturing of processed foods, the sale and distribution of these products, and the procurement of feed grain.  Wadi […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media M&A in the U.S. luxury wine market is having a moment – activity that is reflective of expectations for the global sector. From a value of $229.4 billion in 2021, global luxury wines and spirits are forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 6.2 percent from 2022 – 2031 […]