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The $350m pension, which revamped its real assets policy last year, declined a timberland investment proposal in December.

Farm assets are set to increase to $2.7trn in 2018, buoyed by a rise in real estate values.

Suggested changes include a $214m investment into Campbell Global’s Australian subsidiary and an expanded remit that could comprise New Zealand and Chile.

Sheep and horticultural assets will be the hot-ticket items that continue to draw investor interest in Australian ag, the real estate firm predicts.

Chief executive Erik Heim tells Agri Investor that the company's move into the US comes amid growing investor appetite for onshore aquaculture after a doubling of costs for sea-borne fish farms.

Guillermo Marroquin, whose responsibilities involved marketing ag funds at the Australian firm, will lead real assets efforts in North America at the placement agent.

Treasurer Scott Morrison today unveiled a law giving domestic buyers first right to farmland for transactions of more than A$15m. We take a look at the small print.

Moeda is making its first investments in 18 Brazil-based agricultural co-operatives following a $20m initial coin offering last August.

IFC executives tells Agri Investor that the deal continues a years-long effort to stoke investor sentiment about the Latin American ag powerhouse that is starting to bear fruit.

Angus Selby will be tasked with sourcing investments in the Northern Hemisphere alongside Charles Newton, ex-principal of the Canadian pension, who is also joining the firm.