Crops

Fertiliser company Yara has bought a Zambian provider to bolt on to its existing operation in the country.

Blue River plans to expand its precision agriculture technology to new crops in 2016.

Rabobank says in Brazil, wet weather has made production more difficult, tightening global supplies.

The Edmond de Rothschild investment vehicle seeks to drive returns by reducing risks from social and environmental impact.

The project manager of an Asian Development Bank and Nordic Development Fund biochar project talks about using the product in Nepal, how private and public money should work together and why private capital won't yet fund the technology.

AeroFarms plans to complete the world's biggest vertical farm as well as expand production, research and development for its aeroponic vegetable operations.

The firm has made its third investment from its $893m Fund IV, and will help Australian company AgBiTech grow in the US.

The company is already working on a project with 1,700 smallholders in southern Malawi.

The producer of space-tech agri products expects to gain listing on a senior exchange in 2016.

Michael Christodolou replaces Dean Jernigan on the REIT's board of directors.