With a successful pilot fund raised and more than two-thirds deployed, Black Farmer Fund (BFF) has announced an ambitious $20 million second fund: Black Farmer Fund 2.0. The new integrated capital fund will be comprised of $10 million in grants and $10 million in loans and an additional $1 million ...

Here’s the bad news first: women are grossly under-represented in the finance and investment space, especially in key decision-making and leadership roles. Just take a look at some of the stats: In the U.S., female representation in investment decision-maker roles sits at just 10% in 2022, according to Alpha Architect ...

In an agricultural system where degradation is perpetuated by an antiquated financial system that incentivizes the status quo, financing options that meet the unique needs of farmers transitioning to regenerative or organic practices are limited. Enter Mad Capital, an operation committed to finding innovative ways to support regenerative and organic ...

There are few who have been advocating for capital investment in ecological and regenerative farming as long as Paul McMahon of SLM Partners, and while he claims this makes him sound old, we think it only emphasizes his deep expertise. Founded in 2009, SLM Partners has invested in land transformation ...

Peer-to-peer learning and technical expertise are two keys to increasing farmer adoption of regenerative agriculture, which makes events like last week’s Regen Rev all the more valuable. The third-year online event, which I had the privilege of hosting again this year, is produced by Advancing Ecological Agriculture (AEA), Kind Harvest, ...

How Capital Can Unlock 3 Levers to Build Regenerative Food Systems in Europe The global food system is ripe for change that addresses ecological, economic, climate and human health breakdowns. Regenerative agricultural and food systems have tremendous potential to address these looming crises and capital has the ability to enable ...

Meet the Activator is a regular series designed to highlight the incredible and diverse solution builders activating capital for regeneration across the agriculture and food system.  Company: Ooooby Description of Company: Ooooby is a decentralized marketplace for local, ecological food. The company provides an easy way for farmers and food producers ...

Nature-based climate solution financing company, Terra Global Capital, LLC, has secured $640 million from Anew Climate, LLC, a leading climate solutions portfolio company of TPG. The capital has been allocated to equity in the company and serves as an anchor investment in Terra Global's new investment vehicle, the Terra Bella ...

As 2022 comes to a close, we are delighted to share with you the most read stories from RFSI News this year.This was a tremendous year for growth in regenerative food systems – as awareness and interest in allocating capital to those building solutions for new food and finance systems ...

Throughout 2022, RFSI News has explored the role that different types of capital – including debt, private equity, and venture capital – can play in enabling regenerative food systems. Another source of capital – philanthropic capital – plays a unique and growing role in funding the regeneration of food systems, ...