Despite worries about competition for land over food and fuel production leading to food security fears, a DOE report says bioenergy and food security can be mutually supportive.
The IFC is providing feed, farming and veterinary company Anova with $15m in financing, as it looks to improve Vietnam's livestock sector.
Howard Halderman, whose institutional clients include the New Mexico Education Retirement Board, argues that lower prices make now a good time to invest in the US farmland space.
Experts on the country's economy say its growing agri sector is limited by poor infrastructure, with transportation a particular issue.
More federal investment in research in the sector would provide 'return potential', argues a report.
Low competition and high barriers to entry into agriculture make AMERRA's specialised strategy a strong bet, the University of Michigan Board of Regents' CFO has written.
Though using biomass-based products can be environmentally friendly, investors must monitor supply-chain risk to have a true impact.
US agri groups spoke in favour of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership deal before a US House of Representatives sub-committee.
The $200m Indian agribusiness fund's backers include development finance institutions CDC, FMO and IFU.
The state-backed fund will work with Thai agribusiness Charoen Pokphand as a primary partner and focus on vertically integrated projects, often with Asian markets in mind.