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Crowdfunder FarmTogether has identified a $1.1trn opportunity in the US within the $1m to $10m segment of the market, which it believes will appeal to institutional investors.

Managing partner Emanuel Citron says ag and water are both of interest to the firm’s strategy of pursuing impact through investments into asset managers and financial services firms.

The project could unlock investment in northern Australian cotton, seen as a potential growth industry by many producers.

PGIM chief operating officer Taimur Hyat says other parts of the economy face greater risk of abrupt repricing due to the growing salience of climate risk.

The $286bn pension will source private equity co-investments through its already-existing program.

The start-up has been involved in farmland assets with double-digit values and expects to be ‘active across the spectrum of size,’ says CEO Carter Malloy.

Even amid record exports to the People’s Republic, an imposing backdrop of rivalry with China reminds US agriculture that its long-term growth must rely on more than one market.

A huge cropping portfolio has hit the market in Australia, which will provide an indication of the true level of institutional appetite for farmland.

Tom Eisenhauer says concerns around volatility, inflation and environmental risk that inspired him to launch the Canadian farmland firm in 2009 are even stronger today.

Ben Craw, MD at Oxley Capital Partners, says investors have a positive view that many businesses will return to pre-covid revenue levels soon, if they have not already done so, which is fueling activity.