By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media After three years of record appreciation with the farmland asset class surpassing a total value of $4 trillion, the third annual National Land Values report released by Peoples Company in April 2023 predicted a leveling out of farmland values. As prices and interest rates rapidly rose, there was an […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading European asset manager Amundi has launched the Amundi Ambition Agri-Agro Direct Lending Europe (AAAA) institutional investment strategy with a first close at €130 million (US$140.12 million) following a capital commitment from Crédit Agricole Group. With nearly 1.3 million farmers, Amundi explained that the European Union is the third-largest […]
Contributed by Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions “Too often we fail to mention the role that subsidized water plays in underestimating the threat that the farming sector is facing, given that 70 percent of freshwater withdrawals annually are used by the agriculture sector,” said Adam Bergman, Managing Director, Citi Clean Energy Transition Group, Global […]
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 […]
