Chief executive of the largest US lumber producer welcomed the Trump Administration’s trade action against Canadian lumber imports while reporting $157m in Q1 net earnings.
CIO Roland Lescure said the challenge in doing so has been finding ways to measure the actual environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts of the companies his firm invests in.
Gil Meron and Eyal Rosenthal will work with California-headquartered agtech venture firm to expand its presence in a country the firm labels a center for agricultural innovation.
When family members told Harn Soper 10 years ago it was his turn to take over the family farm, he did it under one condition: “That we convert it all to organic.”
Chinese outbound direct investment in Australia’s agricultural sector jumped 220% in 2016 compared to the previous year, totaling $903.7 million.
The firm's Head of real assets Paul Jayasingha tells Agri Investor that while the firm has yet to find any agricultural funds that meet the Secure Income Fund’s investment criteria, he hopes to in the future.
“CPPIB annually updates progress on strategy, including the repositioning of any program,” a company spokesperson told Agri Investor.
Fonds agroalimentaire CDPQ will make direct and fund investments designed to support Quebec’s agri businesses, new farmers and established family farmers.
When Stafford began managing the fund in June 2014, it set out with the mission to dispose of non-yielding, higher-risk assets.
The location of the 24 properties in prime agricultural country, along with a yield of around 5 percent and the potential to generate carbon credits is attracting financial investors first and foremost.