Institutional Investors

The fund, which will invest in Central Asia’s agricultural sector, is expected to reach a final close by late 2016.

The wealth management firm has made Danish agriculture its sole target, taking advantage of low pricing and strong profits in the country's agricultural sector.

The investment in the commodity processor follows Glencore’s aquisition of Canadian grain handler Viterra in 2012, and values Glencore Agri at $6.25bn.

The firm's managing director Bob Ratliffe tells us why the timberland joint venture charges no carry and why its first investment is in the American south.

Australia's Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre puts the cost of fruit fly at A$300 million a year.

Read, a former CIO at CalPERS and Kuwait’s GIC, is the latest addition to the sovereign wealth fund, following the appointment of a new CEO in October.

The fund currently has $182.2m in committed investments according to SEC filings.

TIAA’s recently launched asset management business is partnering with California-based AGR Partners to raise $600m for agribusiness investments.

Pulmuone Holding’s California subsidiary plans to use Vitasoy USA’s infrastructure to scale up its line of all-natural food brands.

Investors are increasingly looking for forestry opportunities beyond developed markets. We ask TIAA's Biff Ourso why, and what new risks this poses.