The new fund will target both international and domestic investors and has already begun fundraising.
Nigeria has called on foreign investors to invest in its large agriculture sector, as it looks to reduce its reliance on imported foods and expand its exports beyond oil.
Co-investors include ICV, a venture capital firm partners with entrepreneurs in Israel, SRK Management and F&C Climate Opportunity Partners.
One Earth Foods is developing Cambodia's first state-of-the-art coconut plantation.
The US private equity firm has sold the California ranch, which supplies naturally-reared pork to Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants, after nearly doubling its business.
The search comes amid CDC's plans to extend the range of its activities to include direct equity investing and direct lending alongside its fund selection business.
Gladstone has plans to transform the 850 acre land, which is currently used to grow wine grapes, into an almond orchard.
TVS Capital has sold its stake in DCB Bank, a commercial bank with a focus on rural lending to farmers and agribusinesses.
Omnivore Partners, an agtech-focused Indian VC firm, will soon make the final investment for its Fund I and head back to market for Fund II.
Russia and China are creating a $10bn Russian-Chinese Far East Agribusiness Development Fund to invest in agribusiness.
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