The new venture will use IFC's farmland base and Finistere's scientific testing programme to accelerate growth and commercialisation in its portfolio companies.
Halderman, an agri-focused general partner whose institutional clients include the New Mexico Education Retirement Board, has merged with Hageman Group-backed US Agriculture.
Kenneth Miranda’s appointment follows the departure of Albert Edwards at the end of March.
Sustainable agri-focused JB Equity has hired Bor Boer to oversee the investment firm’s expansion efforts in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
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.
After two years at the sovereign wealth fund, Geraldine Barlow is thought to be moving to another institutional investor.
The company hopes to expand use of its precision agri platform from 140,000 to 1m acres in 2016.
The Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper promised the appointment of an agricultural commissioner to the Australian competition regulator.
Tim Hunt, formerly global dairy strategist, replaces Luke Chandler, who has become deputy chief economist at John Deere.
Gerard van Olphen joins the European pensions giant as chief executive.