Sustainability

Wilfred Morren, founder of land investment brokerage firm Farmland Uruguay, outlines how forestry and farmland certification was achieved on a mixed cattle, forestry and cropping investment in Uruguay.

The merchant bank, which manages assets for family offices, institutional investors and insurance companies, has taken on an agriculture and sustainability investment specialist as a managing director.

Despite worries about competition for land over food and fuel production leading to food security fears, a DOE report says bioenergy and food security can be mutually supportive.

The IFC is providing feed, farming and veterinary company Anova with $15m in financing, as it looks to improve Vietnam's livestock sector.

AgTech Accelerator chief executive John Dombrosky (pictured) argues a funding gap, new models bringing together university research with venture capital, and real demand for agtech, mean now is a great moment to enter the space as an investor.

Though using biomass-based products can be environmentally friendly, investors must monitor supply-chain risk to have a true impact.

Advances in data and animal health technology present opportunities for early stage investors, says an Avrio exec.

investors include a family office and co-operative financial group Desjardins Innovatech.

The spread of information technology may be the key to unlocking the potential of sub-Saharan Africa’s agribusiness sector, according to PWC.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided a €15m loan to Kazakhstan dairy producer FoodMaster.