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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.


An Introduction to Investments in Natural Capital

By Toby Grogan, Natural Capital Manager, Impact Ag Partners What is Natural Capital? Natural capital comprises Earth’s natural assets (soil, air, water, flora and fauna), and the ecosystem services resulting from them, which make human life possible (UNEP Finance Initiative). Using a framework for natural capital presents a way for ...
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Raising Regenerative News – October 8, 2020

The debate about the role soil and regenerative agriculture can play in carbon sequestration and climate change are brought to the attention of even mainstream media with the Netflix launch of Kiss The Ground, among other developments; a World Bank report addresses food security; investment news; new podcasts; and more ...
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RFSI Forum Brings Deep Dive in Regenerative Ag Investment

As agriculture continues to grow as an asset class, regenerative agriculture and its focus on supporting soil, plant and animal health, along with societal and human health—presents new opportunities for investment. Early data shows that, in addition to being feel-good ventures, they also offer stable returns. This is why investors, ...
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Raising Regenerative News – September 3, 2020

Leading up to the second annual Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum, news about investment in regenerative ag is abundant. Read about the championing of “Natural Capital” as an asset class, multiple visions of the future of farming, the role of tech in more resilient food systems, new deals, and more ...
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Innovation for Food Systems Impact with Food System 6

  Food System 6 CEO Caesare Assad sat down with RFSI’s Sarah Day Levesque recently to discuss the food systems entrepreneurs, the challenges they face in realizing their aspirations, what is needed to help them succeed and what the Food System 6 Cohort 5 will be bringing to the kick-off ...
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Emerging Opportunities for Investment: Connecting Healthcare to the Regenerative Food Supply

RFSI Forum's Sarah Day Levesque speaks to Pipeline Foods founder, Eric Jackson, about the critical connection between the way food is produced and human health, the role research can play in growing an understanding of this connection, and the enormous opportunity the healthcare sector presents. He also addresses how the ...
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Rockey to Kick Off RFSI Forum with Farmer Case Study

Building a regenerative food system requires innovation in farming, inputs and services,  and supply chain development, as well as in the funding models that support them. This kind of innovation is one of the underlying themes of the 2020 Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum. So, what better place to start ...
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Raising Regenerative News – August 20, 2020

Big money investors and philanthropists are starting to show serious interest in regenerative agriculture; how will this impact the future of farming? Raising Regenerative News also looks at regenerative efforts in products from beer to potatoes to menswear. Listen to podcasts about agroforestry and a farmers first marketplace, and more ...
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Raising Regenerative News – August 6, 2020

More big investment news from Indigo Ag and Cooks Venture leads off our latest issue of Raising Regenerative News. Colorado farmers and major investors pitch climate change solutions on Capitol Hill, interesting insights on regenerative, the future of organic coffee, carbon labels on food packaging, two new podcasts, and more ...
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Read Joins NewAg Partners’ Board of Directors, Will Chair Investment Committee

NewAg Partners is proud to announce the appointment of Russell Read, CFA, Ph.D. as a director and Chairman of the Investment Committee. Dr. Read is managing partner of the C Change Group (‘C Change’) which will become a shareholder in NewAg. C Change focuses on initiatives which can materially and ...
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