Tom Taylor

The newly formed Maharlika Investment Corporation has up to $240m it can allocate toward food and agriculture between 2026 and 2028.

Head of natural capital Andrew Champion has left QIC two years after former head Tom Murphy departed the firm.

Natural capital and agricultural assets could make up a maximum allocation of 20% within Australian Ethical’s ‘infrastructure-plus’ fund.

Late-stage capital is flowing toward scalable farm technology platforms with proven traction, even as wider agrifoodtech fundraising remains well below its 2021 peak.

Investors decided to wind up AALF early, but the assets have taken time to sell amid slipping Australian farmland values.

The Inter-American Development Bank’s $15m commitment to SA Impact Forestry Fund II includes Finnish and Canadian government-backed finance.

Growth Farms CEO Martin Newnham says the volatility of returns in recent years demonstrates that agriculture is a long-term investment play.

Investors who have reduced their reliance on the farm inputs most sensitive to geopolitical clashes – or stockpiled these assets early – can navigate an easier way through the storm.

The Bunya Orchards acquisition clears the way for New Forests’ agriculture-focused subsidiary New Agriculture to pursue acquisitions for its debut fund once fundraising is complete.

Centuria’s head of agriculture says the recently acquired Arrow Primary Infrastructure Fund will provide the firm with diversified agricultural exposure while sharing a focus on controlled environment agriculture with the Centuria Agriculture Fund.