Chief executive Michael Dundon tells Agri Investor why the superannuation fund is still interested in agri opportunities, but wouldn’t find more room for building up a greenfield project.
Nitza Kardish, chief executive at Israeli early stage agtech investment firm and incubator Trendlines, argues that a wider pool of investors, including farmers, is needed to get start-ups on their feet.
The University of Illinois TIAA-CREF Center for Farmland Research's director, Bruce Sherrick, tells Agri Investor that slow farmland sale turnover will continue to support land prices, and that aging operators do not necessarily mean more sales.
KKR India director of capital markets Tashwinder Singh tells Agri Investor how his firm used local financing pools, including its non-banking financial company KKR India Financial Services, to invest in a structured deal in value-added dairy company Kwality.
The firm's investment into Indian dairy shows a strong belief in its potential, but with the need to build procurement infrastructure, it's not a deal just anyone can do.
As the US market heats up, domestic investors are looking south to expand their timber portfolio and local governments will need to play their part.
The US-based firm continues to see opportunity in Asia’s rising middle class and its growing demand for safer, healthier food, co-founder Henry Kravis said.
David Gladstone explains why lower prices won’t push his REIT toward greater commodity crop exposure and why growers don’t need to own the land they farm.
MetLife head of agriculture Barry Bogseth tells Agri Investor why his loan book has grown since last year, where the insurer is seeing growth opportunities in Latin America and why recapitalisation needs among US producers is a mixed blessing.
Mike Ritter, chief executive at private equity-backed US agri-drone sensor and analytics developer SlantRange, explains why investors should focus on drone technology specifically created for the sector.