Supply Chain

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.

From structured credit to irrigation loans, the IFC is widening how private capital can participate in frontier agricultural markets, says global agribusiness head Anup Jagwani.

The better-for-you food and beverage platform has acquired a global supply chain visibility software company and an energy drinks brand.

Chief executive Tom Bucher says the oversubscribed round comes against a challenging backdrop for agtech fundraising and was propelled by the company’s partnerships with large original equipment manufacturers.

CPPIB’s decision to drop its 2050 net-zero target reflects a broader reckoning with climate and political realities that will continue shaping the scale, character and focus of capital best suited to natural assets.

Senior packaging and logistics analyst Jim Owen says consumer packaged goods companies are increasingly focused on state-level regulation of plastics rather than ambitious sustainability pledges.

Brighter Super sees agriculture as a ‘compelling investment opportunity’, with the fund hoping its mandate will help grow Queensland’s agriculture sector.

KKR will invest in ProTen through its second pan-Asia infrastructure fund, calling agricultural infrastructure a ‘high-conviction thematic.’

The Saudi royal and entrepreneur wants the Kingdom’s standing in food export markets to replicate its position in the global oil industry.

The vehicle closed on $130m in 2024 and has made forestry plantation and infrastructure investments in Thailand and Laos.