Tom Taylor

From Saudi Arabia’s multibillion-dollar agriculture push to Brazil-led blended finance platforms, food security is emerging as a primary driver of agricultural investment.

Having delivered double-digit returns for investors through ANZFF2, New Forests is doubling down on its next core forestry and agriculture funds.

NZ Super is recalibrating its real assets strategy as it navigates weak timber prices in China, adds kiwifruit orchards to its agricultural portfolio and assesses opportunities in Australian cropping.

The acquisition brings Centuria’s agricultural AUM up to A$1.3bn and adds 22 assets across sectors including poultry, nuts and controlled-environment agriculture.

Australian investors say COP30 has sharpened the global focus on natural capital, carbon markets and Pacific nations’ climate vulnerabilities.

President Trump’s tariffs have curbed US farm exports and increased its subsidy burdens, while Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia and Brazil stand in strong positions for expansion.

The Article 9 impact fund has attracted commitments from development finance institutions including the European Investment Bank and Proparco, with a British International Investment contribution likely.

The deal brings New Forests’ Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 to about 80% deployment and signals the firm’s push to develop forestry and natural capital assets across the wider Pacific.

Australian agtech startup Nbryo plans to scale up its low-cost in-vitro embryo production technology to accelerate genetic gains and cut livestock emissions.

Canada remains the largest foreign holder of Australian water entitlements as total foreign water interests inch higher.