Harvard’s exit from its New Zealand dairy investments comes amidst personnel changes and a refinement of its approach to natural resources.
Despite having widely supported leaving the EU, British farmers are showing a loss of confidence in the sector’s future post-Brexit, an NFU survey finds.
Freight Farms converts shipping containers into internet-connected growing spaces to produce green leafy vegetables hydroponically.
The farmland REIT invested nearly $30m in six farms across North Carolina and southwestern Arizona.
The $402.5m deal includes more than 300,000 acres of timberland and a plywood and veneer manufacturing business in the South American nation.
The second vehicle from the Brazilian firm will target annual returns of up to 20% with investments in South American assets across the value chain.
The revised investment mandate follows a federal decision to delay withdrawals from the fund for at least 10 years.
Mitsui & Co has acquired Top Seeds 2010, making it the third agri/food-related deal the Japanese trading house has announced since the beginning of the year.
With support from the IFC, Rabobank and other lenders, the Argentine soy exporter will be able to boost crushing capacity and build a new grain port at its Timbues plant.
Westfeeds, a subsidiary of Lariat Partners portfolio company Northern Agri Holdings, has been acquired by Alltech-subsidiary Ridley USA.