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This second in a series of articles about regenerative agriculture provides a snapshot of the discussions held at the Savory Institute conference in London on Friday.
The $18m loan to Terra and African Milling Company Congo was issued in the wake of a decision by the institution to double its commitment to Africa's agriculture sector.
Accessing capital remains a challenge but a large deal for a local biotech firm last year points to the sector's potential, according to Israeli agtech incubator Trendlines.
The West African forestry investment company recently secured $10m from a Nordic DFI to help further fund its operations.
Phoenix Africa Development's 'Lion Mountains' project is raising $1.5m to start farming a small plot of land, a pilot phase it hopes will help raise further funding for the $22m project.
Agri Partners and Caribbean Sustainable Agriculture are making use of debt - should more agri investment firms follow their lead?
The Mexican government is anchoring its third Agribusiness Capital Fund, targeting $100m. It hopes to launch a separate fund to attract foreign private equity funds at a later date.
The creation of a Rs 100 crore ($16.6m; €12m) agtech investment fund does not go far enough to support the sector but alongside other agri initiatives is a step in the right direction, according to private equity professionals.
The bodies’ joint annual agricultural report, the Agricultural Outlook, predicts that agriculture prices will continue to fall from recent peaks and will stabilise at pre-2008 levels on the back of increased production globally.
The Eastern Europe-focused fund management firm will not charge a management fee until assets under management reach $5m. The performance fee has also been reduced.