Lack of financing is one constraint faced by the country as it seeks to bolster the most important sector of its economy, the bank said.
Tomer Tzach, chief executive of analytics start-up CropX, says a new wave of cost-efficient sensors could help farmers run a much tighter ship by giving them greater understanding of what happens underground.
Shortly after the Brazil-based firm sealed the fourth investment from its second fund, founding partner Sebastian Popik explains how it seeks to tap a sector that's finally attracting longer-duration capital.
Insiders tell Agri Investor of growing LP interest in cannabis funds and whispers of a search for ways to invest in them outside the strictures of 'sin clauses'.
Red Reef Partners managing partner Suzanne Petrela tells Agri Investor of a recent uptick in land sales in key US farmland markets, as expected by 30% of respondents to a June survey by Farmer Mac and the American Bankers Association.
In the first installment of a two-part interview, we look at the challenges the firm had to overcome to get institutional investors to commit to its $548m second fund.
After providing $40m to GNT in 2015, the development bank has approved a fresh infusion of funds to help the grain operator improve its infrastructure.
Farmobile has now secured $28m, part of which will go towards automating 'the world’s first marketplace for agronomic data.'
The firm, which launched its Latin American fund in 2013 with a target of $400m, has since raised at least $147m for the vehicle.
Top talent being enticed away by tech unicorns is pushing up salaries in private equity, says search firm Heidrick & Struggles.