The Shariyah Review Bureau has recently researched the agriculture fund market and its openness to sharia compliance. Here Saif Shawqi, assistant business developer at the Bureau, discusses the findings.
Some asset management firms are focusing purely on family office capital to fund agri investment projects.
The venture capital firm recently held a first close for its second fund on $37.5 million. Arama Kukutai, partner at the firm, expects that it will invest in more growth and late-stage agtech firms as the industry develops.
As institutions look to commit 20% of their portfolios to real assets, agri investing will gain popularity. But investment managers must be careful to ensure they have the right on-the-ground management, argues Detlef Schoen, head of farm investments at Aquila Capital.
Cannabis and vertical integration plays are among the topics we expect to debate over drinks in NYC.
All signs are pointing towards a consolidation of the food and agribusiness sector in India, according to Hemendra Mathur, managing director at a private equity firm focusing on investment into SMEs.
New laws and regulations emanating from Brussels over the past few years have had mixed effects on the private equity and venture capital industry, writes law firm King & Wood Mallesons in its latest Private Equity Comment.
Concern over the impact of CPPIB’s farmland investments is stirring debate – and prompting regulatory review – in Canada.
The Minnesota-based company's Awareness Positioning System aims to help farmers mow more accurately. Agri Investor talks to CEO Kraig Schulz on financing and other topics.
For those with a hearty appetite for risk, the rewards of investing in African agri can be enormous, says consultant Emma Cowan of Cardy-Brown. But be careful where you tread and with whom.