Diversification in agriculture goes far beyond investing in both permanent and row crops, says Fiera Comox’s Matthew Corbett, and LPs need to ensure they’re adding the right type of exposure to their portfolios.
The firm launched the vehicle in 2022 with a $500m target to pursue a strategy combining higher-risk farmland investments with processing and marketing infrastructure.
With sawmills slowing and policy uncertainty rising, should investors be reassessing how reliably US housing can underpin forest cashflows?
Properties held in the Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund will see new operators take over after Dicky Bill fell behind on rent and other obligations.
China’s new global safeguard on beef imports will override the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, but investors say export flexibility and diversification should protect producers.
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The full-year figures show agri-food and forestry fundraising registered its second-highest haul in the past five years.
Micah Vincent joined the Indiana-headquartered permanent capital vehicle in 2024 after previous policy and finance experience with the state of Indiana.
As governments confront rising diet-related illnesses, regenerative ag offers a way to reduce long-term health costs while restoring ecosystems, say Pelican Ag co-founders Simon Evill and Christopher Ramsay.
The multi-asset class allocator will launch a real asset debt search and scale its alternatives platform this year.