Private equity-backed precision agriculture company, Farmers Edge, has partnered with farm equipment dealer Moody’s.
The private equity firm has acquired Peyman, in an attempt to reach a consumer base growing in size and wealth.
Norway promised the country $1bn in 2010, but impediments to achieving more sustainable forest management still mean $940m is to be released.
Swiss agtech company Gamaya has closed on $3.2 million for deployment of its drone-mounted analytics systems.
AMERRA Capital Management has acquired European aquaculture company Andromeda Group from Global Finance.
An industry leader in the country's animal feed market is setting up an agricultural investment fund with a CITIC subsidiary.
The acquisition is the third by the food services distribution company as it bulks up its food technology and distribution capacity.
A Monsanto-Bayer merger could be in the pipeline, and observers are considering how further consolidation could affect the entry of new players into the ag input world.
The acquisitions, which Avrio describes as food-tech plays, bring the number of portfolio companies in the Canadian VC’s C$108m third fund up to four.
ESO and Kingsley Capital are betting on a rise in Europe's Muslim population with their £20.5m investment in halal meat distributor Janan.