The infusion of capital will support efforts to commercialize carinata as a sustainable feedstock for bio jet fuels and animal feed.
With commitments from four new investors – among them AXA and KBC – the impact investor has raised a total of $140m for its agRIF fund.
New Hampshire-based Conservation Forestry raised $269m for its fourth fund, with European pensions playing a key role, according to chief operating officer Paul Young.
The board of the $14.8bn pension approved Townend’s recommendation to expand its real assets portfolio to include agricultural investments.
The funds will help fund a new US headquarters, boost production at Inocucor's Montreal pilot production and R&D facility, and increase staff.
The NGP Capital-spin out has raised just over half of its $750 million target on its second fund, according to a recent SEC filing.
The Agribusiness Latin America II Fund has raised $349.05m and is understood to target annual returns of more than 20 percent by focusing on mid-market food and agribusinesses across Latin America.
Cool Planet's products nurture beneficial microbes in soil to help retain water and keep nutrients in the root zone for a longer period of time.
The funding supports FarmLead’s expansion into the US market through the upcoming opening of its US headquarters in Chicago.
The $1.1bn pension is seeking a dedicated timber manager for a $25m allocation and would also consider a timber fund that also includes farmland investments.