Guest commentary

Sector Program Manager Margarita Lysenkova writes that the Global Reporting Initiative’s new reporting standard can help companies respond to growing scrutiny on business practices that can potentially impact food security.

Steward ownership models that cap returns to support social mission and partnership with public and philanthropic networks are among the financing options needed in global ag, says the TIFS Initiatives’ Rex Raimond.

Flourish Ventures principal Efayomi Carr lays out the harsh impacts of ongoing macro events on Africa’s farmers and how agtech can help.

Toronto’s Area One Farms founder and CEO Joelle Faulkner talks through the fundamentals of regenerative ag and Canada’s transition challenges, such as a lack of suitable crop insurance.

West coast permanent crop specialists Paul Frankel and Jeff Steen, partners at Kachina, consider the most viable options for institutional investors to reduce their California ag exposure.

Viticulture land is attracting interest from a range of buyers, sparking predictions that its value is set to rise, says CLM consultant Matthew Berryman.

Christine Delivanis says corporates need to move beyond lofty target setting and consider how to make their ambitions and promises viable.

A dwindling labor force, unsustainable carbon emissions and a need to produce more with less means robotics and automation are a big part of ag’s future, says ADM Capital's Alastair Cooper.

After several years of drought and record-high water prices, the outlook for irrigators in the Murray-Darling basin over the next 12 months is positive, say Aither's Chris Olszak and Erin Smith.

The water-hungry crop’s high-value returns have attracted investors but California’s need to manage its water supplies presents a challenge, says agribusiness investment veteran Shankar Athreya.