The fund held a first close on $150m in January, and is still fundraising.
The fund has raised $5m from Global Environment Facility and is looking for more donors to meet its $25m target by the end of the year.
The Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance upped its lending by 56% last year, arranging loans for 658 businesses in 64 countries.
The Silicon Valley-based private equity and real estate firm – whose assets include more than 7,000 acres of California almond orchards – is raising its fourth agriculture-focused fund.
Two start-ups will receive $50,000 each at the end of the programme, which counts Omnivore Partners, Rural Agri Ventures and Aspada Investments as strategic and financial partners.
Fidante’s acquisition of Dexion Capital bolsters its interests in UK-based alternative asset managers including Whitehelm Capital and WyeTree Asset Management.
The NYSE-listed REIT is raising fresh capital for future deals and to pay down mortgage debt.
Heartland is based in Ohio, where agriculture is one of the US State's largest industries and ripe for small business lending.
Private equity firm Hosen Capital reportedly now plans to raise $400m for its latest agri fund, said to be anchored by Chinese agribusiness conglomerate New Hope Group.
Its infrastructure and timberland team is responsible for an A$8bn global portfolio, making it one of the largest infrastructure investors in the world.