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The capital includes a recent $30m pledge from the University of Michigan Regents, with soft commitments pushing the debt fund above $500m.

The Dutch bank and technology incubator RocketSpace have launched a food and agtech accelerator.

The firm sees opportunities in dairy, supply chain management and farm-to-fork models.

The RDIF plans to make $4bn in co-investments to agriculture aby 2018, and will focus on businesses with local and export markets, its chief executive officer Kirill Dmitriev said earlier this week.

The IFC is providing feed, farming and veterinary company Anova with $15m in financing, as it looks to improve Vietnam's livestock sector.

More federal investment in research in the sector would provide 'return potential', argues a report.

Low competition and high barriers to entry into agriculture make AMERRA's specialised strategy a strong bet, the University of Michigan Board of Regents' CFO has written.

US agri groups spoke in favour of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership deal before a US House of Representatives sub-committee.

The $200m Indian agribusiness fund's backers include development finance institutions CDC, FMO and IFU.

The state-backed fund will work with Thai agribusiness Charoen Pokphand as a primary partner and focus on vertically integrated projects, often with Asian markets in mind.