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National politics and the risks they entail can create havoc for agriculture investment managers.
Following the most contentious election in Brazil for a generation, Liquid Investments has published a white paper: 'Brazil: Victory Spells Opportunity’.
The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water focuses on how to mitigate the social, environmental and economic risks inherent when domestic laws are not enough.
The DFI closed two agri investment deals in the last week in Ukraine and Macedonia.
The private sector will be important in implementing the principles, according to FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva.
Carana Corporation's subsidiary is raising $1.2m in Series A-1 funding to establish horticulture and fish farms.
Forestry managers often waste up to 50 percent of a tree, particularly the tree tops, but these parts can create extra returns, said Jeffrey Leonard, president and chief executive at the African forestry manager at a recent conference.
The two DFIs signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Washington last week.
The Moringa fund has raised 70% of a €100 million target after getting a commitment from the African Development Bank.
Louisa Burwood-Taylor, Editor, Agri Investor
A vote of confidence from large institutional investors such as TIAA-CREF and APG is good for the region’s reputation. But it could also highlight the local industry's structural weaknesses.
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