By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Côte d’Ivoire is responsible for 45 percent of the world’s cocoa bean output – a crop that generates 40 percent of the country’s export revenue and accounts for 15 percent of its national GDP.  However, smallholders in the country earn barely the price of a candy bar per day, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media New Zealand-based Halter’s platform is doing it all – improving the well-being of livestock, increasing sustainability and efficiency in farming, reducing labor workloads, protecting the environment, and raising productivity.  The company’s AI-driven application, in combination with its proprietary “Cowgorithm” and precision cow collars, allows farmers to set schedules to […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Timberland and agriculture investment manager Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM) has acquired 55,000 acres of timberland in South Carolina from global sustainable packaging company Sonoco for $72 million in cash.  Manulife IM manages a timberland portfolio of truly global proportions, totaling approximately 6 million acres across the U.S., Canada, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Precision livestock company Vytelle has closed on a $20 million Series B that will fund the company’s continued work of advancing cattle genetics and reshaping how cattle producers optimize their herds.  Led by Calgary-based Forage Capital Partners, a growth equity fund focused on investing across the entire food and […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Only one year after it closed on a €20 million (US$21.8 million) Series A, climate and fintech company Agreena announced it has now successfully completed a €46 million (US$50 million) Series B led by German multi-stage investor HV Capital.  Reflective of a high level of confidence, a number of […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ontario-based farmland investment fund AGinvest takes a unique “farm side approach” originating from its founder and president Ken Willmore’s extensive background working on his family farm since childhood.  This grassroots strategy, born of boots-on-the-ground owning and operating farmland, places an emphasis on forming strong relationships with Canadian farming families, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) has acquired a controlling majority stake in Mitolo Family Farms, the largest potato grower in Australia, through its Australian agriculture subsidiary AustOn Corporation.  Operating 26 farms across South Australia and New South Wales, Mitolo Family Farms is a vertically integrated grower, harvester, and […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media In this segment of our “Three Questions With…”, which introduces agtech companies to our audience, GAI News reached out to Beewise Technologies, a company that has produced the world’s first robotic beehive – the solar-powered BeeHome. Founded in 2018 by Saar Safra, Hallel Schreier, Eliya Radzyner, Yossi Sorin, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Advanced U.S. indoor agricultural grower Local Bounti estimates that the U.S. market for herbs and vegetables will reach a value of $30 billion by 2025, with less than 1 percent of that produce currently being produced through indoor systems.  For Local Bounti, which was launched in 2018 in Hamilton, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland investment manager FarmTogether began in 2017 with a straightforward mission – to democratize farmland investing.  Historical data shows that over the past five decades, ROI on farmland investments have outperformed the CPI by 7.74 percent on average, while generating both attractive absolute and risk-adjusted returns and providing a […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cook Inc. announced it has agreed to acquire Slade Gorton, one of the largest manufacturers, distributors, and importers, of fresh and frozen seafood in the U.S. (Do you remember the jingle… “Trust the Gorton’s fisherman” ?)  Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with a history spanning more than 95 years, Slade […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Already revenue and EBITDA positive and positioned for growth, Australian end-to-end precision and ag analytics company Braiin Limited announced its plans to go public via a SPAC agreement with Northern Revival Acquisition Corporation (NRAC).  “Partnering with Northern Revival Acquisition Corporation is a major milestone in our company’s development,” noted […]