Investors expected to attend the Global AgInvesting event include APG Asset Management, one of Europe’s largest pension investors, Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank.
Farmland prices are higher than ever, perhaps due to the increased interest of investors. Add in tariffs, climate change and high prices and the financial squeeze is ruining many farmers — small and large
The financial woes Monette Farms is tangled in raises the spectre of how both Canadian agriculture and Prairie culture could increasingly come under pressure from mega-farms.
Canadian pension funds PSP Investments and OMERS were earlier named as potential bidders for the beef, sheep and cropping operations, along with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Le gouvernement de Doug Ford veut imiter d’autres provinces comme le Québec et limiter la quantité de terres agricoles que les étrangers peuvent acquérir.
Impact investment management firms Triodos Investment Management and Fondaction Asset Management announced the launch of Value Nature Fund I, a new closed-end natural capital fund aimed at transitioning farmland and forests to regenerative, closer-to-nature practices across North America and Europe
The agriculture minister said it is a way to “ensure that Ontario has a strong, independent food supply for generations to come.”
Canadian farmland investment manager Invictus Farmland has partnered with Calgary-based financial services firm Pinnacle Wealth to launch Invictus Farmland Fund I, an investment vehicle that is built upon a farmer-first structure for accredited investors seeking exposure to Canadian farmland.
Le gouvernement de la Saskatchewan, au Canada, lancera une étude approfondie sur la propriété des terres agricoles de la province. Actuellement, les amendes pour les personnes ou entités impliquées dans l'acquisition illégale de terres par des intérêts étrangers s'élèvent à 50 000 $ pour un individu et à 500 000 $ pour une entreprise.
A mammoth Canadian pension fund, PSP Investments, has listed 4200 hectares of prime NSW agricultural land for sale across six Central West properties.
Initial review found no instances of unauthorized foreign ownership of farm land
US and Canadian pension fund managers have submitted multiple bids for Australia’s $3bn Paraway Pastoral empire, and its vendors are assessing offers for the 4.4 million hectare agricultural business.
