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RFSI News is an online news source covering the latest developments in regenerative agriculture and food investment.

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Here you’ll find updates on the investment deals, on-going research, curated news from around the industry and insight from the players already operating in the space.


Savory Foundation Unveils Bold New Project to Bring Scaled Capital to Impactful Grassland Regeneration at Scale

A Featured Interview with Daniela Ibarra-Howell & Erik Bruun Bindslev Grasslands cover nearly one-third of the Earth’s surface. When these landscapes are mismanaged—often due to inadequate management and livestock grazing practices—it can lead to land degradation with far-reaching consequences for people, wildlife, and the environment. The Savory Institute has spent ...
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Edacious Raises $8.1 Million in Series Seed Funding to Unlock Nutrient Density Insights

Massachusetts-based Edacious, a multi-disciplinary technology company transforming the relationship between agriculture and human health, has announced the successful close of its $8.1 million Series Seed funding round. The round was led by Patagonia’s Tin Shed Ventures, with participation from the Nest Family Office, Trailhead Capital, Grantham Environmental Trust’s Neglected Climate ...
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Calls To Action: What Regenerative Agriculture & Food Investing Needs Next

The regenerative agriculture and food investing space is relatively nascent. Most funds in the space have not yet hit the 7 year mark, let alone 10 years. While capital flowing to the space has increased significantly in the past 5 years, it’s still a minuscule fraction of the overall capital ...
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Regenerate Asset Management Launches €50 M Regenerative Agriculture Platform in Spain

Regenerate Asset Management, a specialist climate impact investment manager with a focus on agriculture, has announced the launch of a €50 million regenerative agriculture platform in Spain. The investment will be used to convert 2000+ hectares of conventional farmland away from intensive cereal production and into high value tree crops ...
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Regen Food Systems Investing: Q4 2024 Round-Up

Nearly every week, RFSI News curates the latest news in regenerative agriculture and food systems investing, plus shares some stories of our own along the way, covering the latest strategies, players, challenges and opportunities that exist in the space. RFSI tracks investments and other capital allocations into regenerative agriculture and ...
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SLM Partners Holds Final Close for its $30M European Agriculture Fund

Real asset manager, SLM Partners, which specializes in regenerative agriculture and sustainable forestry, has held the final close of SLM Silva Europe Fund at €30 million. The fund was launched in 2021 with a target of €250 million and with the intent of investing in forestry, orchard crops, and agroforestry ...
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RFSI & The First Thirty Announce 10 Top European Start-ups Driving Planetary & Human Health

Technology and innovation have always been a cornerstone in the development of new agriculture and food systems. From the development of basic hand tools thousands of years ago, to the invention of the plow, new irrigation strategies, and biotechnology, innovative new developments have evolved and altered the way we do ...
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New Agriculture Supply Chain Infrastructure Map Unlocks Opportunities for Future Investment

The transition to healthier, more resilient and regenerative agriculture and food systems presents a tremendous opportunity to address some of the planet’s most pressing challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation caused by extractive production practices, and a human health crisis caused by declining nutrient density in food. However, obstacles to ...
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RFSI’s Top Read Stories of 2024

2024 was an active year for investment in regenerative agriculture and food, with more investors and funders seeking to engage in the space and the launch of several new investment vehicles. While one can argue there simply wasn't enough capital flowing, it sure felt like momentum was picking up. RFSI ...
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Rooted in the Soil: Sharing Farmer Perspectives on the Role They Need Finance to Play

In order to effectively transform the food system from extractive to regenerative, farmers must remain at the center of this effort. Their unique needs and the fulfillment of these needs are inextricably linked our ability to be successful - or not - in creating new systems of approach to agriculture ...
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