In a landmark move reshaping institutional investment opportunities in Brazilian coffee, Ruiz Coffees, a major Arabica producer, and eucalyptus grower Santos & Dias Group have formed Jacurutu Coffee, a joint venture poised to develop what is projected to become the biggest individual Arabica coffee farm on the planet. Boasting a total investment of R$1.05 billion […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Private equity firm Mandala Capital has provided an update on its investment strategy. In a LinkedIn post, the firm tipped its hand to its Fund III launch, anchored by a previously reported $36 million capital injection by the Green Climate Fund. The fund strategy involves investing across the agriculture […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Hamburg, Germany-based Oyster Bay Venture Capital, an entrepreneur-led VC fund dedicated to the food system, has successfully closed its Fund II at over €100 million, with the fund being oversubscribed, a clear signal of investor demand. Backed by leading institutional investors, along with entrepreneurs and corporates from the agri-food […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In an endorsement for agtech innovation, Singapore’s Farmdar has secured funding from ADB Ventures, the venture arm of the Asian Development Bank. This strategic investment highlights the ADB’s support for Farmdar’s efforts to promote sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture across the emerging Asia region. Farmdar harnesses AI and satellite technologies […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a boost for sustainable agriculture, Nes Tziona, Israel-based IBI Ag, a pioneering crop protection company, has secured $10 million in Series A funding, representing the second and final tranche dedicated to its novel bioinsecticide platform. Launched in 2017, the company develops biological insecticides designed to give growers effective […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Forbion, a Netherlands-based impact venture capital firm, has closed its BioEconomy Fund I at the €200 million hard cap, reaching oversubscribed status and placing it among Europe’s largest dedicated bioeconomy investment vehicles. Building on a first close in 2024, the fund expands Forbion’s biotech playbook beyond human health into […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Queensland, Australia-based livestock genetics startup Nbryo has raised A$10 million in fresh funding to fast-track the launch of its innovative bovine reproductive technologies. This capital infusion represents a pivotal move in the Brisbane company’s mission to empower beef and dairy farmers with greater returns on cattle herd genetic improvements, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Campbell Global, the timberland investment arm of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has expanded its footprint in one of the most productive forestry corridors on the planet with the acquisition of Emerald Ridge in Oregon’s Pacific Northwest. The roughly 28,200 acre property stretches across the state’s north coastal and Willamette […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Chinook Forest Partners, a Grants Pass, Oregon-based natural-capital investment manager, has unveiled its plans to acquire the assets of South Coast Lumber on behalf of long-term investors. The deal covers a massive 104,000 acres of premium coastal forestland and modern manufacturing facilities in Southwest Oregon, which will be managed […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Regenerate Asset Management has unveiled a regenerative agriculture initiative in Denmark, channeling an initial €25 million from its Regenerate European Sustainable Agriculture fund (RESA). This investment, representing the inaugural phase of the program, targets organic dairy operations across northern Jutland, Denmark amid a wider strategy poised to scale up […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In an unveiling alongside the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Inter IKEA and BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group have formed a partnership to protect, restore and responsibly manage degraded and low-productive land in one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems: Brazil’s Atlantic Forest biome. Spanning 4,000 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The GAIA Climate Loan Fund, co-founded by Japan’s MUFG, FinDev Canada and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has achieved a successful first close with $600 million. Buoyed by cornerstone commitments from impact-focused investors and fund partners MUFG, FinDev Canada and the Green Climate Fund, the capital raising signals a […]
