Solum Partners Teams Up With UK Vegetable Producer in Cross-Border Deal
October 29, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Eighteen months after closing its oversubscribed Fund II at $850 million, Boston, Massachusetts-based Solum Partners is making some moves. Solum Partners, founded by former Harvard Management Company executives, is an investment management firm focused on real assets in the agriculture and food pr
Read moreFrance’s Saur Group Makes Splash in Water Sector With €500M Blue Bond Issuance
October 28, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media While green bonds have already made their mark in the ESG industry, a different type of debt instrument is gaining traction. In a first for France's water sector, Saur Group has announced the pricing of €550 million (US$594.8 million) in blue bonds, which while modeled after green bonds, special
Read moreIcelandic Salmon Farmer Laxey Advances Sustainable Land-Based Aquaculture Project
October 28, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Icelandic-domiciled salmon farmer Laxey is advancing its sustainable, land-based aquaculture vision. With a view to build a fish farm on land in the Westman Islands to produce 32,000 tons of Atlantic salmon each year, Laxey has inked an agreement with German-based aquaculture company Baader for th
Read moreAI-Powered Carbon Robotics Secures $70 Million in High-Profile Series D Round
October 24, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Making a statement in the robotics and AI revolution, Seattle, Washington-based Carbon Robotics has attracted a whopping $70 million in a Series D investment round. The fast-growing company will direct the proceeds toward growing its capital-intensive LaserWeeder business, developing software and
Read moreHatch Blue Raises €93M to Advance Sustainable Aquaculture Technology
October 23, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In its second close and surpassing its target size achieved in March, the Blue Revolution Fund (BRF), a collaboration between Ireland-based VC firm Hatch Blue and non-profit The Nature Conservancy (TNC), has attracted €93 million (US$100.2 million) in commitments to back sustainable aquaculture
Read moreIroquois Valley Farmland REIT Partners With Dirt Capital for Arizona Cattle Ranch Investment
October 22, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a deal underpinned by regenerative agriculture practices, Iroquois Valley Farmland, a U.S.-based private real estate investment trust (REIT), has partnered with Dirt Capital to co-invest in Evergreen Ranching and Livestock. Through the deal, the investors provided financing to organic rancher C
Read moreUS Permanent Cropland Challenges Persist While Opportunities Await: GAI Asia
October 22, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media While GAI News has wrapped up our Asia 2024 event in Tokyo, the buzz is still alive. Among the many highlights, AgIS Capital Vice President of Acquisitions and Investment Strategy Cody Dahl presented a session on U.S. permanent cropland. With an emphasis on nut crops like pistachios, walnuts and a
Read moreBlue Stripes Attracts Return Investors in $20M Series B Round to Transform Cacao Supply Chain
October 18, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Blue Stripes, a U.S.-based cacao startup looking to transform the cocoa supply chain, has secured $20 million in a Series B round, attracting some high-profile backers to the deal that valued the company somewhere between $80 million-$120 million. The investor lineup included Berlin's Zintinus
Read moreSyngenta and Taranis Partner to Deliver AI Prowess to Growers and Ag Retailers
October 17, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The AI revolution has officially made its way into the ag space. Syngenta Crop Protection, a North Carolina-based business unit of the global Syngenta Group, has entered into a partnership with Taranis, a vertical AI-powered crop-intelligence platform with locations in the U.S., Brazil and Israel.
Read moreAgtech Pair Aims to Take Regenerative Ag to Next Level in Cross-Border Tie Up
October 16, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Regenerative agriculture is growing like wildfire among green circles, spreading across borders. Middlefield, Ohio-based Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA), which helps growers to make data-based decisions, has reached a global partnership with Turkish precision-ag tech company Topraq to expand acces
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