Crops

Government-backed investment initiatives are emerging as Canada considers how to adapt its agricultural sector to climate change and global trade disruption.

The Nuneham Estate generates £400,000 annually from farmland, housing and commercial property.

The International Finance Corporation’s initiative aims to expand India’s silo capacity and reduce food spoilage in one of the world’s largest food distribution systems.

Chief operating officer Stavros Koutsantonis says the deal makes the firm one the largest institutional owners in a kiwi crop category benefiting from constrained supply and strong demand.

Paine Schwartz Partners’ 11-year hold of the company allowed it to create a business with ‘excellent technical and commercial expertise’ representing a ‘significant step forward’ for BASF’s biosolutions portfolio, says head of biosolutions Stefan Tresch.

The Australian government plans to introduce a ‘demand measure’ for domestic low-carbon liquid fuel production – but details on any potential mandates remain unclear.

From fertilizer shocks to geopolitical disruption, managers are adapting to volatility in ways that are strengthening the sector's long-term investment case.

The firm has not disclosed a fundraising target for the strategy. Solum closed Fund II on $850m in 2023.

The data also breaks down how annual and permanent cropland have performed, returns by region and trailing-year returns by crop type.

Managing director Philippe Crete says Fondaction has anchored the Value Nature Fund with C$25m to pursue a value-add ag and forestry strategy across the US, Canada and Europe.