Kalliope Gourntis
South Africa’s agricultural sector has shown consistent improvement, but controversial land reform could hurt capital investment, according to Agbiz.
The Chinese grain trader now exclusively owns Dutch agribusiness Nidera and has selected Johnny Chi, chief executive of COFCO International and COFCO Agri, as Nidera’s new CEO.
PensionDanmark, PKA, ATP and Industriens Pension will contribute a total of DKK500 million to the newly-established and state-sponsored Danish Agriculture Capital fund.
The British government has agreed to contribute an additional £5m to support Rwanda’s strategic plan for the transformation of its agricultural sector.
Bullish on Australia’s agribusiness sector, PwC has hired a team of agri experts from PPB Advisory and has launched a new food safety assurance product.
The South African insect-based feed producer has entered into a $10m partnership with Austria’s industrial construction and engineering company to roll out 100 fly farms by 2024.
The St. Louis-based company has attracted strategic investments from two new backers, agri venture firm TechAccel and Iowa Corn Opportunities.
Christophe Lebrun, head of forestry investments at AXA Investment Managers- Real Assets, speaks with Agri Investor about the strategy behind its October purchase of a 958-hectare forest in France, the firm's investment preferences, and forestry's appeal to the firm and its investors.
Private equity fund manager Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has agreed to acquire Allied Mills, a leading manufacturer of bakery products, from GrainCorp and Cargill Australia.