Inputs

Sirius Minerals claims to have the world's largest polyhalite resource, from which it will make fertiliser to export out of the UK.

The fund has brought on its second institutional investor after MainPERS confirmed an investment in the fund in September.

The improved deal for Monsanto has investors looking out for opportunities through divestments from the companies, which will be needed for the merger to gain approval.

The IFC is stepping up its focus on Myanmar, where 70% of the population generate their main income from farming.

The energy, metals and mining buyout fund will opportunistically consider inputs, processing, finishing, distribution, preservatives or aquaculture acquisitions.

Bunge has acquired two of Cargill's processing plants in order to build its presence in Europe's protein value chain.

The firm's first fund is now 80 percent invested, having bought a series of agribusinesses companies and consolidated them.

The investment comes on the heels of reports that Aqua Capital has launched a second fund targeting $300 million.

The project manager of an Asian Development Bank and Nordic Development Fund biochar project talks about using the product in Nepal, how private and public money should work together and why private capital won't yet fund the technology.

The Brazilian food and agribusiness private equity firm has acquired Dimicron to merge with existing portfolio company Aminoagro, creating one of Brazil's largest fertiliser platforms.