Q&A

The head of Coller Capital argues investors should see factory farming as a risk like any other.

The project manager of an Asian Development Bank and Nordic Development Fund biochar project talks about using the product in Nepal, how private and public money should work together and why private capital won't yet fund the technology.

KWM partner Shannon Finch reveals how she advised Bindaree Beef in the run-up to Shanghai Delisi's investment in the meat processing company.

Frank Braeken is chief investment officer at Amatheon Agri, a food and agri business making consolidation plays in sub-Saharan Africa. He talks about African entrepreneurship, moving into West Africa and the agri fundamentals that will drive growth.

The company's New Zealand global head of agribusiness talks about where New Zealand’s agribusiness future is headed, highlighting what the opportunities and issues will be for international investors.

Chief executive Paul Pittman talks about the difference between farmland and farming, and what the new agreement means for US agri.

David Garner sees big potential in bringing together high margin crops, underutilised land and individual investors.

The challenges of agri investing in Vietnam, the role of China and the next stage for Loc Troi were among topics covered in a recent chat with Mekong partner Chad Ovel and deal leader Thu Ha.

Spruce Capital's Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund II has recently started investing in agtech. Co-managing partner Ganesh Kishore, who has over 30 years of experience in agtech, shares his views on the sector.

Agribusiness giant Amatheon is bringing a sustainable vertical integration model to sub-Saharan Africa. Chief executive Carl Heinrich Bruhn talks about the market's attractiveness, and the bottlenecks agriculture still faces in the region.