The Equilibrium Capital affiliate is currently seeking $400m in support of a strategy focused on blueberries, citrus and hazelnuts.
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PE firm bets on converting dairy waste into energy
Houston-based EIV Capital’s $47m investment in AMP Americas will support plans to expand production of biogas using dairy waste as a feedstock.
Asia’s antibiotics binge ‘threatening returns’
Poor food safety standards and breakneck growth at Chinese mega-farms could impact companies’ bottom lines and cause reputational damage, an investor group warns.
Sustainable Agriculture Fund reaps solid returns amid sale process
The Australian super-owned vehicle was put on the block by manager AgCap in March in an auction run by CBRE.
‘Natural capital is at the heart of sustainable development’
Gautier Quéru, investment director at Mirova, talks about the imminent launch of the firm’s $300m fund, in partnership with the UN, to help achieve land degradation neutrality.
Zimbabwe’s ag sector gets $242m boost from EU, FAO
The funding will go towards increasing productivity through sustainable practices, ensuring food security, and promoting resilience and climate change mitigation.
SoftBank leads $200m investment in indoor farm start-up
San Francisco-based Plenty has raised $200m from Japan’s SoftBank Group and other high-profile investors in what it calls ‘the largest agriculture technology investment in history’.
IFC backs Chinese fertilizer company with $200m
The World Bank’s private sector arm will provide equity and debt as a part of an effort to encourage a shift away from inefficient, environmentally harmful agricultural fertilizers in China.
Impact fund backs Madagascar vanilla farmers
L3F, an impact fund backed by four major multinationals, will invest €2m in a project aimed at helping smallholder farmers triple their revenue while improving the quality of vanilla.
Mirova in talks to acquire Althelia Ecosphere
By acquiring the impact investment manager, Mirova intends to create a European platform dedicated to natural capital investing.