Regenerative Agriculture

The launch of a new impact investment fund in Western Australia signals that impact investing in ag is continuing to find its feet and grow more popular among LPs.

WA Impact Fund, which represents WA Super’s first foray into both agriculture and impact investing, will have regenerative agriculture as one of its four investment strategies.

The Japanese investment giant has acquired stake in Minh Phu Seafood after first investing in an affiliated company in 2013.

SCRIPT has been enhanced to enable South East Asian banks better manage the negative environmental and social impacts of beef, soy, palm oil and seafood production.

The seafood company was launched three years ago, with US buyout firm Bregal Partners acting as sponsor.

The joint investment by the EU and Irish governments will help companies invest in cold storage to comply with the EU's fish discards ban as well as boost production of farmed seafood.

Aqua-Spark, an investment fund focused exclusively on sustainable aquaculture, led the previously announced funding round with a $2.5m investment.

The LDN Fund is part of a growing movement to restore land worldwide. Here Simone Quatrini, founder and co-ordinator of the fund, discusses its history and targets.

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is leading the $2bn-a-year initiative and is calling for expressions of interest from asset managers to help manage the fund.

Regenerative agriculture-focused fund manager Farmland LP has acquired a property in Willamette Valley, Oregon, from family-owned Olsen Agricultural Enterprise.