Livestock

Late-stage capital is flowing toward scalable farm technology platforms with proven traction, even as wider agrifoodtech fundraising remains well below its 2021 peak.

Investors decided to wind up AALF early, but the assets have taken time to sell amid slipping Australian farmland values.

DCVC partner Spencer Punter says the company has been a US-registered entity since 2018 and is more comparable to a public truck fleet management software provider than other agtech plays.

The FarmCarbon vehicle finances modular biogas digesters for smallholder farmers and has also been backed by Shell.

While the Australian government accelerates its buyback of water for environmental purposes, a review of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan shifts the gaze onto adjacent areas primed for investment.

Weight-loss drugs are changing eating habits in wealthy economies, say reports. But with population growth, rising emerging-market incomes and finite arable land, agriculture’s investment case is shifting – rather than shrinking – toward productivity and quality.

After nearly two decades of consolidation, Macquarie is preparing to take its flagship pastoral platform to market, betting that scale, operational integration and a seasoned management team will resonate with institutional investors seeking exposure to Australian agriculture.

China’s new global safeguard on beef imports will override the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, but investors say export flexibility and diversification should protect producers.

Having delivered double-digit returns for investors through ANZFF2, New Forests is doubling down on its next core forestry and agriculture funds.

NZ Super is recalibrating its real assets strategy as it navigates weak timber prices in China, adds kiwifruit orchards to its agricultural portfolio and assesses opportunities in Australian cropping.