By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Major Peruvian agro and food companies are on the move! Only days ago, we shared that Peruvian international fishing and processing group Oceano Seafood had acquired Sea Fresh USA, one of the largest suppliers of premium, wild-caught squid in the U.S., for an undisclosed amount, representing not only Oceano’s […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 29, 2023 – Two winners – FarmSense and PheroSyn – were chosen from four finalists for the 2023 Radicle Inclusion Challenge Presented by Nutrien, held yesterday here at a pitch competition at the 12th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit. Each winner received a $750,000 investment, including the benefits of valuable collaboration with […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The rise of robots in agricultural production represents a promising trend that addresses an array of challenges faced by the farming industry: labor shortages, the need for increased efficiency and sustainability, threats to farm laborer welfare due to severe conditions such as extreme heat, and recalls caused by the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On November 15, 2021, the world population surpassed 8 billion on its way to breaching 10 billion by 2050. Connected with the expectation is the need to produce more food than has been produced in the past 10,000 years combined (staggering!). To accomplish this, it would require a 70 […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Lima, Peru-based international fishing and processing group Oceano Seafood has acquired Sea Fresh USA, one of the largest suppliers of premium, wild-caught squid in the U.S., for an undisclosed amount, representing not only Oceano’s expansionary goals, but its first acquisition in the U.S. Founded by company president James Fox […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global agricultural machinery and precision ag company AGCO Corporation is forming a joint venture with technology and data analytics company Trimble, giving AGCO an 85 percent stake in Trimble’s portfolio of ag assets and technologies for $2 billion in cash and the contribution of JCA Technologies. Trimble Ag offers […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media I have to admit, I’ve never really given much thought to stone fruit pits. But that’s okay! Because Austria-based Kern Tec has been doing the thinking for us. In Europe alone, 500,000 metric tons of these pits end up in landfills each year. Kern Tec is stepping up to […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Two of Australia’s leaders at the forefront of natural capital and real assets – SLM Partners and Impact Ag Partners – are partnering to launch the SLM Agri Carbon Fund – a new fund to invest in regenerative agriculture and carbon storage in Australia. Founded in 2009, SLM Partners […]
Contributed by Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners In March of this year, I wrote an article (www.globalaginvesting.com/op-ed-is-a-resetting-underway-in-agriculture), in which I opined that certain conditions were pointing towards adjustments from the highly prosperous conditions of the last three years. Having lived through various agricultural cycles in my lifetime, the change in conditions was not a big surprise, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With decades of experience and $5.7 billion of assets under management, Paine Schwartz has established itself as a leader in the rapidly growing and highly dynamic global food and agribusiness investment ecosystems. Among its track record of successes, the firm’s Fund IV closed oversubscribed at $893 million in the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Finistere Ventures and Toyota Ventures have co-led a $2.1 million Seed round for Scentian Bio, a biosensor platform developer combining insect olfactory receptors with nanotechnology and AI to deliver ultra-sensitive taste and smell solutions for the food and health industries. Icehouse Ventures, Our Crowd, and other unnamed investors also […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Biobest, a global leader in pollination and integrated biological pest and disease solutions, has raised €120 million ($126.8 million) through a round backed by Tikehau Capital – which indicated that this investment was the first made through its private equity regenerative agriculture strategy – along with participation from M&G, […]
