Canadian Pension Manager CDPQ Targets US Forestland With Strategic Investment
September 23, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Through its sustainable land management strategy, Canada's Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is targeting forestland in the lower 48. The investment group, which manages funds for public pensions and insurance plans, has launched a new investment platform while concurrently taking a
Read moreVC Arm of Vietnam’s TTC AgriS Invests A$1.5M into Australian Specialty Tea Producer
September 22, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Global Mind Australia (GMAA), the venture capital division of Vietnam-based agribusiness TTC AgriS, has invested A$1.5 million (US$1.02 million) into Australian cold-brew tea producer East Forged. The deal marks an expansion for the ready-to-drink tea maker from Queensland into the Association of
Read moreNatural Capital, Food Security and Regenerative Ag Top the Lineup for Upcoming GAI Asia Conference
September 22, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media As the summer gives way to fall, it can only mean one thing: the Global AgInvesting Asia event is drawing near. This year's gathering, set to take place at the Tokyo American Club on October 17-18, brings leading institutional investors together with seasoned asset managers, paving the way for net
Read moreSolasta Bio Eyes Commercialization After Securing $14M Series A Round
September 19, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.K.-based ag-biotech startup Solasta Bio, which helps growers protect crops with nature and peptide-based insecticides, has secured $14 million in an oversubscribed Series A fundraising round. Led by Forbion through its BioEconomy fund strategy, the round also included an investment from sustaina
Read moreAg Seed Company Corteva Forms JV With Gene-Editing Play, Invests $25M for Ag Innovation
September 19, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a bullish sign for dealflow in the ag industry, Indianapolis-based seed company Corteva has partnered with Pairwise, a Durham, N.C.-domiciled gene-editing play, to accelerate the delivery of advanced gene editing solutions to farmers from Nepal to Nebraska. The deal involves a $25 million strat
Read moreQueensland’s Mandalay Venture Partners Backs Agri-Food Tech Pair Through PE Investment
September 18, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Mandalay Venture Partners, which backs agri-food tech companies, is making an expansion push in Australia. The firm has announced dual investments into Queensland's Nbryo and Haelen Technology/Wholey Milk Company, each specializing in livestock genetics and milk processing, respectively. The deals
Read moreWaterEquity Attracts Microsoft, Starbucks for High-Profile $100M Impact Fund
September 17, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Amid an urgency for water supply and sanitation infrastructure investment, Kansas City, Missouri-based asset manager WaterEquity has raised over $100 million for its Water & Climate Resilience Fund. WaterEquity, whose sole focus is to finance water and sanitation solutions in emerging and fron
Read moreBlue Forest Strikes Public-Private Partnership for $25M Capital Injection
September 16, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Blue Forest, a conversation finance non-profit dedicated to forest restoration, has captured the attention and capital of financial institutions of late. Earlier this month, the organization received a $25 million capital injection from California's Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank’s
Read moreVietnam-Focused PE Firm Clinches Grant to Support Farmers in Lower Mekong Region
September 13, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto-based not-for-profit Convergence, a global network for blended finance, has awarded Vietnam-based Mekong Capital a proof-of-concept grant for an impact initiative. The proceeds are being directed to the private equity firm's Mekong Earth Regeneration Fund (MERF), a $200 million impact proj
Read moreOp Ed: The Issues of Our Time in Agriculture – Some Further Musings
September 12, 2024
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC Earlier this year, I wrote a couple of articles that addressed some issues that I believe to be essential topics for the evaluation of natural capital investments. They were the facts that (a) since the start of this century, the world has added some 398 million acres of cropland (mostly in tropical
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