The funding will be used to boost family farms' agricultural production and allow them to diversify in the Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder regions.
The fund has invested about $161m in 22 critical water and community facilities projects in 14 states.
Costa listed on the Australian Securities Exchange on July 24 in the second-largest IPO in Australia so far this year.
Alliant Insurance Service acquired Todd Garibaldi Insurance Agency to strengthen agribusiness speciality with central California investment.
Ginkgo Bioworks raised $45m in an oversubscribed Series B round from three returning investors and new investor Viking Global.
MCERA approved a $7.5m commitment to Blue Road Capital, a real asset manager focused on agriculture.
Archer Daniel Midland and Serra Ventures are among the investors in Agrible, an agtech start-up that focuses on predictive analytics.
The $30m joint venture with Naturisa will invest in an Ecuadorian shrimp feed facility.
The fund held a first close on $150m in January, and is still fundraising.
The Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance upped its lending by 56% last year, arranging loans for 658 businesses in 64 countries.
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