Emerging Markets

As part of the International Day of Forests on Friday, Kate Evans from the Centre for International Forestry Research discusses the importance of forests in sustainable development in the tropics.

The Climate Bonds Initiative has established an industry working group to advise on the eligibility criteria drafted by the technical committee and a public consultation is taking place in the summer.

The private equity firm is raising Rs1.25 billion ($20 million; €18.7 million) for a food and agri PE fund.

The agriculture sector absorbs 22% of the economic impact of natural disasters and hazards, according a new report from FAO.

Recently falling food prices are not here to stay, according to Jane Harrigan, Professor of Economics at SOAS. But food-importing countries should be careful with their food security strategies.

Lack of infrastructure is a major concern for the fisheries sector across Africa, according to Torsten Böhler, managing director, Abacus Emerging Markets.

All signs are pointing towards a consolidation of the food and agribusiness sector in India, according to Hemendra Mathur, managing director at a private equity firm focusing on investment into SMEs.

The World Bank's political risk and credit insurance arm has insured EcoPlanet Bamboo South Africa for $8.6m.

For those with a hearty appetite for risk, the rewards of investing in African agri can be enormous, says consultant Emma Cowan of Cardy-Brown. But be careful where you tread and with whom.

Root Capital, an agri impact fund, reached $100m in active loans last week as Agriterra, the Dutch agri-agency, is getting increasing interest in its projects from private capital investors.