Chris Janiec
Patrick Vizzone says regionalization of supply chains such as China’s shift to sourcing from within ASEAN is among the themes that will guide investments in the sector.
Agriculture’s place in an evolving discussion about US industrial policy will become more clear in September, when the Biden administration will host a conference – the first of its kind in 50 years – focused on huger, nutrition and health.
Vision Ridge partner George Polk says shifts among policymakers and food companies have sharply increased demand for renewable natural gas.
Copenhagen Merchants’ Gert Bosscher draws on more than 35 years’ experience in assessing a 30 percent likelihood of success for any grain corridor negotiated between Ukraine and Russia.
Chief executive Ryan Lefers says an $18.5m bridge round of convertible-note financing in April helped the KAUST spin-out prepare a Q4 launch for an equity round for its saltwater-based farming systems.
Ukraine’s removal from global markets has driven food and ag to the top of public agendas, raising questions on which foreign investors are welcome and where.
Vehicles backed by GCC countries and Singapore have been the main drivers of a doubling of SWF participation in food and ag deals over the past five years, says IE University’s Javier Capapé.
University of Illinois professor Bruce Sherrick says trade, policy and inflation trends have created the most dynamic environment for farmland since the early years of last decade.
CEO Ejnar Knudsen says the California pepper specialist is well positioned to bring produce from expanding greenhouse and controlled-environment production into existing sales channels.
Senior analyst David Magana says strong export markets and new cultivars are helping draw investors who have long focused on almonds and walnuts into pistachios.