The fund, which will invest in Central Asia’s agricultural sector, is expected to reach a final close by late 2016.
The grant, allocated to AGRA's Micro Reforms for African Agribusiness in Nigeria project, will help farmers access the value chain.
The acquisition will facilitate the company’s growth in the animal-health sector.
The wealth management firm has made Danish agriculture its sole target, taking advantage of low pricing and strong profits in the country's agricultural sector.
The project, partly financed through the group's own Summit Brazil Renewables Fund I, will gain cost advantages from its location in the country’s interior.
The acquisition of a pistachio property adds diversity to the REIT’s portfolio, said its chief executive.
The vertical farming business plans to expand into China, to access a health-savvy middle class amid food security concerns.
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Production of corn and soy will remain high despite high stocks and low prices, according to a USDA report.
Businesses can supply information to a competition watchdog study on beef and cattle study anonymously, while the regulator has also widened wheat supply-chain access.
The investment in the commodity processor follows Glencore’s aquisition of Canadian grain handler Viterra in 2012, and values Glencore Agri at $6.25bn.
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