Paine Schwartz-Backed AM Fresh Partners with Rio Blanco on Mexico Grape JV
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AM FRESH Group and leading Chilean table grape producer and exporter Rio BLANCO announced the formation of Terramara Fresh, a joint venture to develop...
View ArticleSALIC Acquires 35.4 Pct Stake in Olam Agri for $1.24B
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has...
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Beewise Raises $80M Series C to Save Bees From Climate Change
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate tech precision robotics company Beewise Technologies has closed on an $80 million Series C led by New York-based venture capital and private...
View ArticleFarmland LP Closes Vital Farmland REIT at Over $130M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP is the largest asset manager focused on converting conventional farmland to sustainable organic production in the U.S. – a strategy in which...
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Leaf Agriculture Secures $5M Led by S2G Ventures To Remove Data...
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Agtech is booming. Last year saw a record $5 billion invested in the space across 440 funding deals, according to data from Crunchbase. This activity is...
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15 Minutes With… Artem Milinchuk, CEO and Founder Member of FarmTogether
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media From its very inception, the FarmTogether mission was steadfast and simply put: to radically democratize farmland investing. And its shared...
View ArticleContinental Grain’s Conti Ventures Leads $33M Series B for Protein Designer...
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Continental Grain’s venture arm Conti Ventures has led a $33 million Series B for protein design company Arzeda. Others who participated in the round...
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Navigating Rising Inflation and Interest Rates with Agricultural Investments
By Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Senior Agricultural Economist, Manulife Investment Management A blast from the past—or is it? — Inflationary pressures are expected to weigh on farmers’ financial profitability,...
View ArticleMycoTechnology Raises $85M to Bring its Platform Global
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media GAI News has been writing about MycoTechnology since its $9.2 million Series A in 2015 led by S2G Ventures with participation from Middleland Capital...
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“A Year Like No Other”… New Elders Rural Property Update Highlights Ag in...
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Elders Real Estate of Australia has launched a quarterly update – Elders Rural Property Update – that provides quarterly data and analysis on...
View ArticleWarakirri Makes Two Foundational Investments for Warakirri Farmland Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Warakirri Asset Management (Warakirri), a multi-boutique management firm that is one of the largest ag investment managers and operators in Australia,...
View ArticleOmnivore Partners Launching $130M Third Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media India-based Omnivore Partners is launching a third fund with a target of $130 million to back tech startups advancing agriculture, food, the rural...
View ArticlePaine Schwartz, Mitsui, Rabo Complete 50 Pct Ownership Deal With Hendrix...
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In December 2021, Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V (Fund V), together with its affiliate investors Mitsui and Rabo Investments, agreed to acquire a 50...
View ArticleOxley Capital, JLL List One of Australia’s Largest Privately Owned Farming...
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Oxley Capital Partners, led by managing director Ben Craw together with JLL’s directors of agribusiness Clayton Smith, Chris Holgar, and Geoff Warriner,...
View ArticlePower Sustainable Launches New North American Agri-Food Platform With...
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Power Sustainable is a global, multi-platform alternative asset manager with offices in Canada, China, and the U.S. investing in companies working...
View ArticleUK’s Better Origin Secures $16M Series A for AI-Powered Insect Mini-Farms
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media UK-based agritech startup Better Origin wants to help fix a broken food supply chain by leveraging AI-powered mini insect farms to bring it from global...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi’s ADQ Acquires Significant Stake in Global Fresh Produce Giant...
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Abu Dhabi’s largest holding company ADQ has acquired a significant stake in Unifrutti Group (Unifrutti), one of the world’s leading producers and...
View ArticleCore Biogenesis Gains Seed Funding to Produce Cost-Effective Growth Factors
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Germany-based pure-play impact investor Blue Horizon has made a Seed investment in Core Biogenesis, a French startup using plants as biofactories to...
View ArticleConvent Capital Launches New EUR150M Agri Food Growth Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Amsterdam-based investment firm Convent Capital announced the launch of its new Agri Food Growth Fund with initial capital commitments of more than...
View ArticleLeaft Foods Secures $15M to Harness Protein From Leaves That Acts Like Animal...
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Just when you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the alternative protein space, New Zealand’s Leaft Foods is taking a unique approach. After soy,...
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