Institutional Investors

Blue Sky Strategic Australian Agriculture Fund will invest across agriculture infrastructure, agribusiness private equity and water entitlements offering an IRR of 12%-15%.

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board's Mark Canavan tells Agri Investor how and why he invested in an ecological restoration fund.

Australia's largest landowner, which covers 100,000 square kilometres, is up for sale as a whole business by the family that has held it since 1899.

Private capital consultancy firm EBG Capital has produced a report on responsible investment in agriculture after surveying eight agriculture investment firms operating in emerging markets.

The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s Mark Canavan wants to increase the pension’s commitment to Blue Road Capital after first approving the fund in December. A previous commitment to New Zealand dairy fund Southern Pastures was cancelled.

The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board has reacted to the Saskatchewan government's ban on purchases by institutional investors during a review of the province's farmland ownership regulations.

The public pension fund will vote on the commitment on April 28 adding to a growing real return portfolio.

Farmland and agribusiness investment manager Teays River is set for $500m of new commitments after MainePERS approved a $200m commitment and Washington State Investment Board is set to vote on a further $300m later this week.

Southern Pastures, the New Zealand dairy fund, has closed on $300 million after getting commitments from 100% institutional investors.

The pension is making the allocation as part of its real assets direct and co-investment programme.