Canadian private real estate firm Osmington has invested in venture capital-backed Farmers Edge, which develops precision agriculture and data management tools for global agribusinesses.
China-based drone start-up EHANG has raised $42m in a Series B funding round led by GP Capital.
Agrivida, a US company developing enzyme solutions for the animal nutrition market has closed a $23m Series D financing. The financing round was led by food and agri venture firm Cultivian Sandbox.
Aqua Capital the Brazilian agribusiness private equity firm, has acquired tilapia producer GeneSeas, its fourth deal this year.
First State Super, the A$53bn Australian superannuation fund, has bought more than 4000 hectares of almond orchards and land across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Chinese company Zoje Resources Investment has signed an agreement to lease 115,000 hectares of farmland in eastern Russia for $26m, a deal which could herald the start of increasing agricultural land prices in the country.
The North Carolina-based agtech company raised $34.5m to launch its first biological fungicide product, Howler.
Cargill is set to acquire EWOS, a supplier of feed and nutrition for the international aquaculture industry, from Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III.
More players in the pool is driving the completion rate, valuations and more companies into the market, according to the Nutrition Capital Network.
Having just recently bought Iglo from Permira for €2.6bn, Nomad's continuing to expand its European frozen food holdings.
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