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Top 5 mistakes new investors make in LatAm agri

Michael DeSa, owner of research trip provider AGD Consulting, shares his tip sheet for investors looking to venture into Latin American agriculture.

Aspada: Tackling India’s fragmented supply chain

Agri-focused Aspada's chief financial officer Kushal Agrawal shares advice on Indian agribusinesses investment, including how to tackle the supply chain, improve smallholder farmers's conditions and turn industry fragmentation into an opportunity.

How to encourage investment in early stage agtech

Nitza Kardish, chief executive at Israeli early stage agtech investment firm and incubator Trendlines, argues that a wider pool of investors, including farmers, is needed to get start-ups on their feet.

KKR India: Flexible capital helped make dairy deal

KKR India director of capital markets Tashwinder Singh tells Agri Investor how his firm used local financing pools, including its non-banking financial company KKR India Financial Services, to invest in a structured deal in value-added dairy company Kwality.

Investing in drones for the future, developed in the field

Mike Ritter, chief executive at private equity-backed US agri-drone sensor and analytics developer SlantRange, explains why investors should focus on drone technology specifically created for the sector.

Brexit: Winners and losers in the UK agri market

Bidwells consultant Ian Monks says high quality land should hold its value, but less high quality farmland might become cheaper and more available.

CDC: A guide to land, food and water rights in emerging markets

As agricultural investment in emerging markets grows, Mark Eckstein, environment and social director at development finance institution CDC, explains why it is vital to plan around ESG issues and how investors should go about it.

Case study: Certifying complex farmland operations

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.

Halderman: Land value drop creates buying opportunity

Howard Halderman, whose institutional clients include the New Mexico Education Retirement Board, argues that lower prices make now a good time to invest in the US farmland space.

The agtech window of opportunity is now

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.
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