Global AgInvesting (GAI) is excited to share a future of opportunities with our valued network of sector-focused investors, asset managers, farmland owners, and industry colleagues. As the newest partner of UK-based Arc Network, a global events, data, and media platform, Global AgInvesting will benefit from an expanded reach and additional resources spanning a footprint active […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Considering it launched its official memorandum in mid-2020 during the worst of a global pandemic, Calgary-based Veripath Farmland Partners (Veripath) has rapidly grown, operating on the conviction that global demand for agricultural products, including food, feed, fiber, and fuel, make farmland – particularly Canadian farmland with compelling valuation discounts […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media South Korean B2B agrifood platform Tridge closed on a $37 million Series D led by DSAsset, bringing total funding to-date to nearly $120 million, and lifting its valuation from $500 million when it raised its $60 million Series C in 2021 to $2.7 billion today. Founded by commodity investor Hoshik […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media There are multiple types of “good” fungi that establish relationships with plants that are mutually beneficial – these relationships are called mycorrhizae, and the microorganisms are called mycorrhizal fungi. However, over time these naturally occurring and beneficial microbes have been destroyed by modern farming practices including tilling, pasteurization, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Centuria Capital Group subsidiary Primewest Agricultural Trust No. 1 (PWAT1) acquired a portfolio of six vineyards across eight properties, spanning 113.74 hectares from Accolade Wines through an off-market transaction. Together with 223 megaliters of water assets on a 10-year, triple-net sale-and leaseback term, the non-contiguous estates were secured for […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Peptide-based biological crop protection developer Vestaron initially announced in May of this year that it had successfully raised $82 million through a Series C co-led by Ordway Selections and Cavallo Ventures with participation from Agronautic Ventures, Fortistar, and Endeavor8, and returning investors Novo Holdings, Northpond Ventures, CGC Ventures (the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Through an agricultural fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management, Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed A$75 million (US$51 million) to Paraway Pastoral Company to support Paraway in reducing its methane emissions by at least 30 percent by 2030. This landmark allocation was made to help Paraway meet […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vinci Partners Investments, a Brazil-based company in control of a leading alternative investment platform, announced a close at R$360 million (approximately US$71 million) for Vinci Crédito Agro Fiagro Imobiliário (VICA), the first fund launched under its agribusiness strategy. Established in 2009, Vinci Partners is a top alternative investor active […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media During the pandemic, the phrase “it’s a small world” became fitting when speaking of meat processing in the U.S. Being dominated by only four major meat packers – Cargill, JBS USA, Tyson, and National Beef Packing – made meat supply chains in the country significantly more vulnerable to unforeseen […]
Contributed Content from Bits x Bites Agriculture and food are responsible for 31 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. With growing population and wealth, so will the demand for more and better quality food. But making more food and nutrition available doesn’t necessarily have to drive up the pressure on the environment. This is where biotechnology […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Montreal, Quebec, Spring Lane has done big things in a relatively short period of time. Focusing on providing hybrid project capital within the sustainable food, water, energy, waste, and transportation industries, its first private fund concluded fundraising in November 2019 with capital commitments totaling […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Estimates are that as much as a third of all arable land on Earth is used to make animal feed. This has traditionally been in the form of unsustainable soy and other crops that are largely responsible for deforestation at their point of production, and for significant carbon emissions […]
