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 […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in October 2016, Milltrust’s first British Innovation Fund (BIF) was established to direct much needed international and domestic institutional capital into the UK University-originated venture sector to commercialize world-leading IP, with a strong inclusion of agri-science and technology. Following the broad success of BIF, Milltrust announced its launch of […]

By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners In the course of a four-decade career in agriculture, I have gleaned information from a number of sources. The insights of others, along with my own experiences, have shaped my thinking about the nature of this business and its potential trends.   There are a small number of articles that have […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) announced it has acquired 100 percent of MITRA Agro Equipments Private Limited (M.I.T.R.A) by increasing its holding from 47.33 percent to 100 percent. Consequently, in connection with this deal, Omnivore has been fully bought out of M.I.T.R.A, exiting its investment going […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Collaborative Sorghum Marketing Transformation Program (cSmart) announced the launch of the first-ever venture capital fund exclusively dedicated to attracting capital to projects, companies, and innovators that are creating opportunities for sorghum farmers and the industry.  Through this platform, cSmart will match private capital to support startups and established […]