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Singapore’s Mandala Capital to target $250m with Fund III
Adaptation to climate change and increasing agricultural productivity will be key areas of focus for Mandala Capital SSEA Food Fund.
Crunching into global food security
Countries seeking to reduce their dependence on imports are looking to indoor farming and novel production techniques such as fermentation – why not add insects to the menu too?
InvestEco launches Sustainable Food Fund IV
A target size has not been disclosed for the fund, but the firm’s Fund III closed above its C$70m target in 2020.
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Manulife: Optimizing outputs in regenerative agriculture
Regenerative agriculture is attracting rising investor interest as a way to meet present needs without compromising future productivity, explain Manulife Investment Management’s Brent McGowan, Oliver Williams and Julie Koeninger.
QIC: Rolling out the PE model for natural capital
Skills learned in other parts of the private equity universe can now be applied to the sustainable agriculture sector, says Andrew Champion, head of natural capital at QIC.
Roc Partners: The next wave of carbon investing
LPs are increasingly expecting their sustainable agriculture plays – including carbon sequestration – to generate attractive returns, say Roc Partners’ Brad Mytton, Frank Barillaro and Sam Bayes.
Mirova: Natural capital is starting to bear fruit
Gautier Quéru, managing director of natural capital at Mirova, outlines the way blended finance can provide solutions
Manulife: Carbon markets bolster timberland investing
Timberland is an ideal natural capital investment, with carbon credits providing a potential additional revenue stream for sustainably managed assets, says Manulife Investment Management’s Thomas Sarno
