The NYSE-listed REIT has raised $15m from a 10-year bond issued under its $150m secured note purchase facility with Farmer Mac.
The biotech developer and manufacturer of algae-based chemicals serving the animal health, human health and water treatment market, has closed a Series B funding round on $7 million.
The Canadian venture capital fund's exit involved a range of successful investments including AgraQuest, Chromatin and MCN BioProducts.
An IFC-led syndicated loan provided $110m to a Cambodian bank to increase lending to rural businesses and a World Bank loan to Mozambique aims to boost the country’s efforts to increase access to food.
The US pension fund has invested in three funds since August including US Farming Realty Trust III, Paine & Partners Fund IV and ACM Permanent Crops fund.
Global Environment Facility, a partnership for international cooperation in environmental issues, has also issued a grant worth $2.71m to the country’s Forestry Development Project.
The $120m Indian private equity fund has invested in Sustainable Agro-commercial Finance, a rare agriculture-focused Non-Banking Financial Company, in its fourth investment so far.
The US DFI has committed $20m to Caspian Impact Investment, an Indian multi-sector social impact debt provider that includes food & agri in its remit.
ACAP, the private equity fund backed by the USDA and funded by the Farm Credit System, has made its second investment into a manufacturer and supplier of bulk herbs and botanical products from Missouri.
Aspada Investment Company has invested $3.2m into InI Farms, a vertically-integrated horticulture company. Kushal Agrawal, chief financial officer, discusses the sector's opportunities.