Canada’s Competition Bureau on Tuesday said it found major competition concerns around U.S. grains merchant Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Glencore-backed Viterra, throwing an obstacle before a global...
ADM to buy UK-based firm to boost nutrition business
U.S. agribusiness Archer-Daniels-Midland said it would buy UK-based flavor and ingredient firm FDL, as the company looks to expand its nutrition business. ADM, one of the world’s largest grain traders and a major...
AGCO Corp to acquire $2 billion stake in Trimble unit to boost agri portfolio
AGCO Corp said it would acquire an 85% stake in navigation products maker Trimble’s agribusiness for $2.0 billion in cash as the tractor and seeding equipment firm seeks to boost its precision-agriculture...
Jain Irrigation completes merger of international business with Rivuli
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited (JISL) said on Thursday announced that it has completed the merger of its international irrigation business with Rivulis Pte Ltd., a part of Temasek Group, to create a global irrigation...
Brazil’s Itau Unibanco buys stake in agribusiness marketplace Orbia
Brazilian lender Itau Unibanco said on Monday it has reached a deal to acquire a 12.82% stake in the agribusiness marketplace Orbia, formally known as Rede Agro Fidelidade e Intermediacao. In its securities filing, the...
FarMart raises $32 million in series B funding led by General Catalyst
Agritech startup, FarMart on Wednesday secured funding worth $ 32 million ( more than ₹240 crores) in a round led by American venture capital firm, General Catalyst. In the series B round funding, existing investors...
Farm tech platform DeHaat acquires agri-input marketplace Helicrofter
DeHaat, the technology-based platform offering end-to-end agricultural services to farmers in India, today announced its acquisition of Maharashtra-based B2B agri-input marketplace startup, Helicrofter. The financial...
Crystal Crop acquires portfolio of products from Bayer CropScience
Crystal Crop Protection Ltd, a crop solutions company, on Wednesday, said it has entered into a definitive agreement with Bayer CropScience to acquire Cotton, Mustard, Pearl Millet and Grain Sorghum hybrids in India...
Agritech startup AgNext raises $21 million in Series A financing
Agritech startup, AgNext Technologies, on Thursday said that it has raised $21 million as a part of its Series A funding round led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI) fund, Existing investors including Omnivore and Kalaari...
Agritech startup FarMart raises $2.4 million in pre-series A funding
Agritech platform FarMart on Thursday said that it has raised $2.4 million as a part of its pre-series A funding round led by Omidyar Network India and Avaana Capital. Existing investors Indian Angel Network and...
InVivo agrees Soufflet takeover in French farming mega-deal
Cooperative group InVivo has agreed to acquire family-owned Soufflet in a deal potentially worth 2.3 billion euros ($2.76 billion), as the French rivals look to create of one of Europe’s biggest agricultural businesses...
Agritech firm DeHaat acquires FarmGuide
Agritech startup DeHaat said it has acquired FarmGuide, a business-to-business (B2B) Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. DeHaat’s co-founder and chief executive...
