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.
The venture capital firm recently closed Fund V on $537m and intends to invest one-third into agriculture with the remaining targeting healthcare opportunities.
The aerial imaging and drone operator training company raised "a few million" from Stephen Polk, a private investor and former chairman and chief executive of R L Polk & Co.
Edyn, a garden sensor manufacturer, has exceeded its $2 million pre-Series A funding target on AgFunder.
The new firm will focus on restoring global fisheries and freshwater systems, mitigating climate change, building green infrastructure and providing access to capital to emerging markets.
The Brazil Timberland Fund I is raising the capital across four different onshore and offshore vehicles, according to SEC filings.
In support of World Water Day yesterday, asset managers, consultants and investors discuss the different ways to invest in water for agri.
Green Rock Ventures is raising $10m for greenhouse projects in India and offering foreign investors the opportunity to own agri land, otherwise prohibited.