The fund has already invested in French food and agricultural hygiene subsidiary Hypred.
The Chilean firm is launching its second agri-food fund and its first is 60 percent invested.
WSIB has recommended the fund invest in Homestead Capital's second US farmland fund, potentially bringing Fund II commitments to $150m in the month after its launch.
The energy, metals and mining buyout fund will opportunistically consider inputs, processing, finishing, distribution, preservatives or aquaculture acquisitions.
The fund, which has raised NZ$32m to date, will target agtech, agribusiness and food, but not farmland, according to Oriens Capital chief executive James Beale.
Australian sustainable-focused investment group AgCAP is seeking A$220m for its Sustainable Agriculture Fund.
Apollo is still building on its platform Pinnacle, which acquires and scales up agri inputs businesses, but will look opportunistically at other agribusiness assets with its latest fund.
Impact investment firm Gratitude Railroad is targeting $40m to invest in organic dairy and beef operations in the US south-east.
UFF managing director Duncan Vink says the fund will look to invest in on-farm improvements and scaling up for smallholders.
The international financial institution invested $20m in Beijing-headquartered Hosen Capital's previous agri-focused fund
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