photo credit: Lithos By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sometimes the best answer is found in the simplest approach. Carbon sequestration and reduction is at the forefront of how we address climate change, leading to the development and launch of a range of carbon capture technologies and solutions. The stakes are high – not only […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ara Partners, a private equity investor focused on backing companies producing consumer products using cost-saving and low-carbon technologies, has committed $65 million to bio-based ingredients company BioVeritas. Already the majority shareholder in the company, this additional capital from Ara Partner will be used by BioVeritas to support the rapid […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Impact-driven carbon finance company Respira International has entered into a multi-year agreement with Phillipson Estates, the owner of Blaston Farm in Leicestershire, for the purchase of voluntary carbon certificates generated by carbon sequestration on arable farmland. This marks the first UK project of its kind to generate certificates based […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Baby eels (called elvers) are the most valuable species on the fish market, often fetching more than $2,000 per pound at the dock – more than 10 times the value of lobster. One factor driving these prices is the overfishing of freshwater eels, endangering wild populations. In Europe, the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Paine Schwartz (then called Paine & Partners) made its first investment in Costa Group – Australia’s top grower, packer, and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables in five categories: berries, mushrooms, glasshouse tomatoes, citrus, and avocados – in 2011. Four years later, in 2015, Paine Schwartz completed an IPO for […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced the launch of Halal Products Development Company (HPDC) with the intent of using the subsidiary to invest in and strengthen domestic halal food production. It is this subsidiary that has just announced a joint venture with Brazilian global meat […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It’s a scenario we’ve all become familiar with after managing shifts toward organic farming. Changes in production practices, adopting new methodologies and technologies, integrating new accountability requirements, transparency, and documentation – all have the potential to be costly and pose real challenges to advancement. We are seeing the same […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Did you start to believe that SPAC deals, much like skinny jeans, have been shelved? Well, not so fast… But first, some readers might have joined us after the SPAC attack that was 2020. Seen as an alternative to a traditional IPO, SPACs became more mainstream a few years […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Advanced U.S. indoor agricultural grower Local Bounti announced it has secured $23.3 million in funding through a PIPE (private investment in public equity) agreement with existing investors Fidelity Management & Research Company, BNP Paribas, additional unnamed existing backers, and management. This agreement follows a year after the company closed […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading sustainable food and agribusiness investor Arable Capital Partners has expanded its footprint in the fresh fruit segment through a new partnership with BlazerWilkinsonGee (BWG), a leading grower, packer, and shipper of premium strawberries in North America, and David Sullivan, industry veteran and co-founder of Pacific Trellis Fruit. Arable […]
photo credit: AgroSpheres By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2016 by COO Payam Pourtaheri and CTO Ameer Shakeel, AgroSpheres’ mission is to dramatically improve the delivery of pesticides, making them more effective, cheaper, and more environmentally-friendly. But, the company recognizes that biologicals are currently faced with three key bottlenecks: cost, performance, and stability. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Soil is a living ecosystem; home to billions of microorganisms that all factor into our ability to achieve the highest potential in crop production. However, despite its critical role, we still know far less about soil than we do about the crops it grows. Further complicating the relationship and […]
