BTG Pactual’s Timberland Group Secures $500M for Latin American Reforestation Strategy
November 24, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The timber investment management arm of BTG Pactual has reached a key milestone toward its goal of restoring degraded land and promoting sustainable forestry in Latin America. BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) has secured $500 million for its Latin American Reforestation Strategy, mark
Read moreEuropean Agri-Tech Company Elicit Plant Secures $48M in Series B to Bankroll US Expansion
November 21, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media France-based agri-biotech company Elicit Plant has secured a stunning $48 million in a Series B fundraising round, inching closer to greater U.S. market penetration. The company, which also has operations in Brazil, has developed biosolutions for broad acre crops, helping farmers to protect their
Read moreThe ‘Tesla of Ag’ Vertical Farming Startup Secures $150M in Extended Series B Round
November 21, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Oishii, a U.S.-based indoor farming technology startup that specializes in high-end strawberries, has reportedly secured $150 million in a Series B fundraising round. Led by climate fund Resilience Reserve, the round also extended to Miyako Capital as well as NTT, Bloom8, McWin Capital Partners, M
Read moreM&A: FarmQA Acquires Farm Dog From Canadian Soil Play to Drive Agtech Adoption
November 21, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With a new CEO pursuing growth, Fargo, North Dakota-based FarmQA has made a strategic acquisition. FarmQA, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription company for agronomists, has acquired 100 percent of Farm Dog (aka FD Agro Technologies), a competing ag data platform, from North American soil-te
Read moreQ&A: Multi-Generational Rancher Talks Land Stewardship Ahead of GAI NY
November 19, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With 2025 barreling around the corner, the ag industry is preparing to continue the discussion on several key themes that are shaping the future of the industry. Many influencers from the sector will be gathering at GAI New York in the spring (April 22-24). In the first of a series of articles tha
Read moreQ&A: Year-ahead Weather Intelligence Key to Navigating Unpredictable Current Climate
November 19, 2024
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media. Reprinted from our sister publication, Women in Agribusiness Today. While we may debate the causes of the recent rash of unpredictable weather in the U.S. and abroad, we can likely agree that extreme changes are evident. From 113 consecutive days with temperatures over 100 degree
Read moreAustralia’s New Forests Scoops Up Timber Acreage in Southern US Expansion Push
November 18, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, an Australian-based investment manager of real assets and natural capital strategies, is making a U.S. expansion push. As its maiden investment into the southern U.S., the firm has acquired a forestry estate in Oklahoma from timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) Rayonier. Spa
Read moreUS Impact Investor Acumen Catalyzes $1.5B in Climate Finance for Smallholder Farmers
November 14, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. non-profit impact investor Acumen has earmarked $300 million for climate finance over the next half decade to support ag founders, entrepreneurs and social enterprises throughout Africa, India, Latin America and Pakistan. This commitment distinguishes the organization as one of the biggest ag
Read moreGerman Agtech Startup Klim Secures $22M in Series A Round to Advance Regenerative Farming
November 13, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Berlin-based agri-tech startup Klim has secured $22 million in what the company has declared Germany's biggest Series A financing for startups in this sector. Klim, a platform to help farmers transition to regenerative ag practices at scale, plans to direct the proceeds toward expanding beyond Ger
Read moreAgIS Capital Leads Deep Dive on Permanent Crop Sector in Latest State of the Harvest Report
November 12, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AgIS Capital, which acquires and manages high-quality, investment-grade farmland assets, has published its second annual State of the Harvest report. The Boston, Massachusetts-based firm performed a deep dive on the commodities markets, examining the almond, pistachio, and walnut sectors in-depth
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