Legal cannabis is a $1bn market in Las Vegas alone and is a less risky investment than the internet in the 1990s, Leslie Bocskor, managing partner at Electrum Partners tells Agri Investor.
Private equity investors in Africa should look at improving farming infrastructure.
The Australian fund manager’s new multi-asset class agriculture fund is an innovative attempt to appeal to more pools of capital.
Agriculture experts in both the private and government sectors must be incentivised to help train local Indian farmers to use new technologies, according to Vasanta Madhavi, deputy general manager at Origo Commodities India.
This week’s IPO filing by wood pellets producer Enviva Partners is a great example of private equity’s ability to spot promising trends and capitalise on emerging markets.
The US’ growing environmental regulatory system is increasing the potential for ecological restoration investment.
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board's Mark Canavan tells Agri Investor how and why he invested in an ecological restoration fund.
Engagement with local communities and establishing user-friendly investment guidance remains relevant in the developed and emerging markets.
Private equity firms such as KKR and Abraaj Capital have made their first forays into Africa through food and agri companies. Here Matthew Goodburn, editor of Private Equity International, considers the continent's private equity potential.
The agriculture sector is in the middle of a quiet transformation and the private sector should be at its helm, argues Chuck Magro, CEO of fertiliser company Agrium, in the wake of a UN meeting to create a new set of Sustainable Development Goals.