Nathan Williams
US impact investor Creation Investments has led a $16.6 million funding round in Indian agri-logistics firm Sohan Lal Commodity Management.
Mountain Cleantech's investment for a 30-40% equity stake will fund product development and international expansion.
New Zealand's MyFarm has launched a mezzanine debt product to provide farms with up to $300m investment in the face of the dairy crisis and a crackdown by the government on foreign investment.
The $70bn Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has invested $100m in Brookfield Brazil Agriculture Fund II, a $700m vehicle being raised by Canada's largest asset manager.
Early-stage investor Unitus Seed Fund has led an investment round in India's VillFarm, a start-up which produces a range of organic agri inputs for Indian farmers.
Rural Funds Group will develop and lease a 1500 hectare almond orchard to Olam, the operations arm of the Singaporean agribusiness and the biggest almond grower in Australia.
The listed REIT will eventually branch out from the US, and is looking to buy processing facilities.
Black River Asset Management, the private equity arm of agribusiness giant Cargill, has sold its 26% stake in AgriNurture, a Philippines-based distributor and exporter of fruits and vegetables, at a significant loss.
North Bridge Venture Partners has led a follow-on funding round in Cool Planet, a biofuel and agtech company.
Dutch aquaculture venture firm Aqua-Spark has invested $550,000 in eFishery, a smart fish feed manufacturer based in Bandung, Indonesia.