S4 will use funding from more than five investors to consolidating its position in the US and grow in South America.
The NZ$30bn fund's timber and agriculture portfolio manager Neil Woods is looking to commit an additional NZ$700m, and is initially targeting permanent crops.
The commitment to Conservation Forestry Capital Fund IV is the New Mexico Education Retirement Board's second investment with the firm, following a $25m investment with Fund II.
The strategy, which would need $400bn over the next 10 years, will co-ordinate and attract increased investment by looking at value chains and helping to reduce risk for investors.
Radicle is targeting $15m and will provide seed money and consulting services to genomics, seed tech, biological inputs, data and analytics companies.
The capital includes a recent $30m pledge from the University of Michigan Regents, with soft commitments pushing the debt fund above $500m.
The IFC is providing feed, farming and veterinary company Anova with $15m in financing, as it looks to improve Vietnam's livestock sector.
Low competition and high barriers to entry into agriculture make AMERRA's specialised strategy a strong bet, the University of Michigan Board of Regents' CFO has written.
The state-backed fund will work with Thai agribusiness Charoen Pokphand as a primary partner and focus on vertically integrated projects, often with Asian markets in mind.
The Chinese government is seeking private investment in irrigation projects for the country’s agriculture sector in order to shore up food security.