By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSF) explained that it is working to make direct contributions to combating climate change through forestry and afforestation carbon sequestration initiatives. Through the management of its diversified portfolio of UK forestry and afforestation assets, the group strives to preserve and enhance natural capital and biodiversity, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Plant-based deli and charcuterie meat company Prime Roots announced it secured $30 million in funding through a Series B backed by an extensive roster of investors including True Ventures, Pangaea Ventures, Prosus Ventures, Top Tier Capital, Diamond Edge Ventures, SOSV/IndieBio, Solasta Ventures, Monde Nissin, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Meach Cove […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Former president (and current Board member) of AppHarvest, and former CEO of Impossible Foods David Lee is at the helm of a new innovative launch, taking on a new role as CEO and Board Chair of Inevitable Tech (Inevitable) – an AI-driven B2B agtech platform using plant science and […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland Partners Inc. (FPI) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and seeks out high-quality farmland in North America, and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate.  FPI has had a storied history in recent years. Highlights include, in 2016, the company merged with American […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Investing in human food ingredients companies offers the opportunity to tap into a diverse range of sub-sectors within the food industry. These companies may specialize in manufacturing natural flavors, food additives, or functional ingredients, among others. Such diversification can help mitigate risks and provide exposure to multiple segments of […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The supermarket is no longer a one-size-fits-all establishment, and consumers are no longer passive players in the food supply chain. As health and wellness continue to emerge as leading consumer concerns, the connection between people and their food choices has taken on a deeper significance. In recent years, there […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) continues to break ground as an investor.  In November 2020, the bank was the first regional Asian investor to make an undisclosed investment in Equilibrium Capital’s Controlled Environment Foods Fund II. Then, within the span of two weeks in September 2021, DBJ continued […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Swiss agtech company Ecorobotix has completed its largest capital raise to-date, closing on a $52 million (CHF 46 million) Series B co-led by AQTON Private Equity GmbH and Cibus Capital LLP. Joining AQTON Private Equity and Cibus Capital were Swisscanto Invest/Swisscanto Growth Fund I, Yara Growth Ventures, Flexstone Partners, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2000 by Romanian entrepreneur Jabbar Kanani, Ågricover has two main business units: an agricultural inputs distribution division, and a specialized financing platform for farmers provided by non-banking financial institution Agricover Credit IFN S.A. In 2017, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development became a key shareholder in […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Agricultural insight company Sentera offers integrative in-field data insights products that can easily be used with the digital ag platforms in use by more than 80 percent of the growers in the U.S.  The company’s business centers on FieldAgent, a software platform designed specifically for food and agriculture that […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading agrifood investment and innovation platform SVG Ventures|THRIVE is collaborating with Israel’s Start-Up Nation Central to forge a North America-Israel bridge supporting the mutual growth of, and connections between, the agrifood tech ecosystems in each country. Together, Silicon Valley-based SVG Ventures and Start-Up Nation Central, a nonprofit with a […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Co-founded in 2016 by Francisco Roque de Pinho and Joaquín Labella in Uruguay – a country with vast unexplored agricultural potential wedged between Argentina and Brazil – TLG Management Partners (TLG) works to implement improvements on, and then manage, underperforming farmland properties in South America on behalf of European […]