A glut of investors seeking exposure to timber has pushed up acquisition costs, according to Brookfield's Reid Carter, leading the asset manager to shift to a more opportunistic strategy.
Sustainable agri-focused JB Equity has hired Bor Boer to oversee the investment firm’s expansion efforts in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
The private equity fund is aimed at improving competitiveness for Colombian agribusiness in the international market.
The Bolivian government is seeking to make the country self sustainable in food production and stop all food imports by 2020.
Australia's Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre puts the cost of fruit fly at A$300 million a year.
Read, a former CIO at CalPERS and Kuwait’s GIC, is the latest addition to the sovereign wealth fund, following the appointment of a new CEO in October.
The fund currently has $182.2m in committed investments according to SEC filings.
The vehicle has attracted $950m of commitments to date, and is set to close on its debut investment.
The equity firm and the University of Edinburgh have created Roslin Technologies to invest in agtech university spin-outs.
The Savola Group-backed sugar refinery company will use the equity investment to remain competitive against state-owned companies.