On 23 June, the British public goes to the polls to vote on the country’s membership of the European Union, but the private equity industry has already voiced its opinion.
The firm also plans to launch an international intensive fish farming fund, A3F Aquaculture.
The fund will focus on own-and-operate properties growing kiwi fruit, apples and wine grapes.
China Resources Ng Fung has also developed an agent and distribution business for imported foods in China, and will work with New Zealand company Scales to improve its position as an exporter tin the country.
After two years at the sovereign wealth fund, Geraldine Barlow is thought to be moving to another institutional investor.
Agtech start-ups should not bypass traditional agricultural gatekeepers like dealers and agronomists, said experts at the World Agri-Tech Investment Summit.
Agri-Vie's management team will form EXEO Capital, develop new investment products and have a wider remit to invest Fund II.
The firm has also opened an office in Boston, which it says makes its fund the first independent food and agriculture fund with a presence in both Europe and America and the largest in Europe.
The pension is considering adding as much as $60 million to its agriculture allocation and eyeing Latin America.
Timber is a deflation hedge, not an inflation hedge, researcher Chip Dillon said at the RISI timber conference.