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Partner Rich Gammill says the firm’s loans into the food value chain offer stability that differentiates the credit strategy from more tech-exposed vehicles in the market.
Nils Krage says International Resource Holding’s agriculture unit is planning to make investments inside and outside the United Arab Emirates to decrease dependence on passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Partner Isaac Isom says understanding water risk is the key to unlocking undervalued Texas farmland.
NCREIF reported that the leading region – the US South – produced an average return of 6.56% for the trailing-year period ending March 31.
Looser rules on new genomic techniques give crop science investors a clearer steer, but food security concerns and the push to invest closer to home may shape how far it travels.
Spring Point CIO Margot Kane says the social impact organization's 2019 backing helped prove a strategy that has since attracted $450m from traditional LPs.
The Sydney-headquartered firm acquired 91,000 acres of Oklahoma timberland from Rayonier in 2024 and launched a global natural capital fund targeting $750m in mid-June.
Natural capital head Gautier Quéru says the strategy will target agribusinesses supporting bio-based supply chains, with European pensions, insurers and family offices expected to be natural backers.
The Toronto-headquartered firm secured commitments from private investors and public bodies including Farm Credit Canada and Export Development Canada to surpass its C$100m target.
Managing partner Nick Dilks says the sale of an Appalachia portfolio attracted institutional and strategic buyer interest as infrastructure projects fuel demand for mitigation credits under the US Clean Water Act.