Private Equity

The association's global survey revealed that about 50% of LPs want to build their agribusines exposure in each emerging market region.

The Brazilian investment bank's Gerrity Lansing talks about investor quality, pipelines, Brazil's advantages and what's next for BTG Pactual.

The Indian agribusiness private equity fund manager is set to launch Fund II in the coming weeks after Fund I invested in Godavari Biorefineries this week.

Legal cannabis is a $1bn market in Las Vegas alone and is a less risky investment than the internet in the 1990s, Leslie Bocskor, managing partner at Electrum Partners tells Agri Investor.

RDIF and RCIF will be responsible for creating the cereal-focused fund and seeking capital from international investors. An experimental free trade zone in Heilongjiang province, China's biggest grain producing region, was also agreed.

Private equity investors in Africa should look at improving farming infrastructure.

Rural America Fund II has made its first investment in Aquatrols Corporation of America, which produces a compound to optimise soil-water-plant interactions. RAF II is still fundraising for a $75m target.

PensionDanmark's CEO expressed interest in the fund that will attract commitments from the private sector alongside a Kr500m ($75m; €67m) injection from the government.

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.

The South African food and agribusiness private equity fund is targeting $175m overall and expects some repeat investors from its first $100m fund.