Asia-Pacific

Packhorse Pastoral Company is aiming to raise A$1.5bn for its first pooled fund – and it wants it all to come exclusively from Australians.

Two California-based cell-cultured meat start-ups look set to receive regulatory approval this year as the niche alternative protein sector edges closer to putting its products on dining tables.

Proterra Investment Partners' Asia arm has grown to the point where it accounts for most of the firm’s AUM and is the focus for the firm’s future growth.

The firm was also granted a seat on the Simple Love’s board as its continues to make inroads into the Asia food sector through its third flagship food fund.

OTPP’s AustOn will manage the new entity, known as Pomona Valley, with input from the current owners of the orchards.

A funding round for Sea Forests, backed by MIRA, demonstrates that investors are keen to find ESG-positive investments in agriculture even if they carry risk.

ABARES research has found that export exposure was ‘better for market resilience’ than turning inwards and shoring up local supply chains.

Even amid record exports to the People’s Republic, an imposing backdrop of rivalry with China reminds US agriculture that its long-term growth must rely on more than one market.

Stafford Capital Partners’ Stephen Addicott says NPS’s $150m commitment to the firm’s forestry fund could ‘underpin future commitments from other South Korean pensions.’

National Pension Service of Korea has been weighing up an investment in the timber sector for ‘a number of years,’ says Stafford Capital Partners managing partner Stephen Addicott.