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The Agriculture Fast Track Fund has invested nearly $2m into four agribusinesses in the two countries across the sugar, poultry, horticulture and milk sectors.
Torsten Böhler, managing director of investment banking firm Abacus Emerging Markets, reveals why it has chosen agribusiness as a sector of focus.
The US private equity firm has invested $200m into Ethiopia's Afriflora, an Ethiopian-based grower and distributor of sustainably grown roses.
The $10bn Russian Direct Investment Fund is exploring opportunities for co-investment across the country’s agribusiness value chain.
Investment opportunities abound in the Indian agriculture sector, not least in its inefficient supply chain, writes strategy consultant Deepak Nighoskar.
The time is right to be investing into China’s agriculture industry as the Chinese government pushes for better food quality and higher yielding food production.
The Danish government will invest Kr40m into the new agriculture private equity fund and hopes to attract a further Kr800m from local pension funds and other private investors.
As the diversity of agri funds grows, and the credibility of their management improves, there is an opportunity for a thriving fund of funds market to mobilise institutional investors.
India's agriculture sector is picking up pace and was worth $151bn in 2012, according to data compiled by the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF).
A development equity is the perfect way for development finance institutions and private equity investors to invest together, writes Duncan Owen, senior managing partner of Phatisa.