Indian venture capital firm Omnivore has invested $1m into Ecozen Solutions, a campus start-up from a tech institute, which is working on using solar power in the agri supply chain.
The NYSE-listed REIT has raised $15m from a 10-year bond issued under its $150m secured note purchase facility with Farmer Mac.
The Californian drone technology company has raised $9m in Series A funding following an earlier seed round last year. It is the third drone company to raise capital in a month.
The Canadian venture capital fund's exit involved a range of successful investments including AgraQuest, Chromatin and MCN BioProducts.
Australian sheep meat and cereals investment manager Growth Farms has held a first close of its first fund on A$35 million.
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.
The US timberland investment manager is raising a non-US timber fund to focus on buying assets in Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay.
WISErg Corp, a waste management and organic fertiliser producer, has raised $11m in Series B funding in a round led by Second Avenue Partners, an early stage investment firm.
The UK development finance institution has joined Finnfund in committing to Miro Forestry, a sustainable forestry company operating in Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Colombian cocoa private equity fund Serfinco Agronegocios has held a first close on $10 million. The 20-year fund is targeting $30 million overall and hopes to close by the end of the year.
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