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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... are poised to benefit substantially from that. The nation is a net exporter of food, shipping off about 71% of its agricultural production, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). What makes agriculture ...

QIC backs Queensland startup for faster cattle breeding

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... demand. QIC associate Hayden Wall said the investment aligned with Queensland's growing reputation as a leader in agricultural technology and innovation. "Coupled with scientific depth and strong Queensland roots, Nbryo is building exactly the type of ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... the 12 months to February 2025 its account deficit narrowed to 3.1% of GDP on the back of a rebound in exports of agricultural products. The World Bank estimates its real GDP will increase from 4.5% this year to 5% in FY27. However, the country still ...

ASIC issues interim stop orders to TruePillars

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... range of purposes including equipment financing, rideshare financing, business and trail book loans, vehicles, and agricultural equipment. TruePillars' website has not been updated since June 2023, at which time it disclosed that it had around $19.8 ...

Samuel Terry bids for Eildon again

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... entered a joint venture with AAG Investment Management to acquire and convert a sandalwood plantation into vacant agricultural land suitable for sugarcane farming based in Burdekin, North Queensland. This is a contract value is $20.8 million and will ...

New Forests beefs up local landscapes fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
... whole of landscape approach to maximise potential for registering carbon projects and introducing more regenerative agricultural practices. It will also look to reduce emissions and review energy requirements from renewable sources. The Clean Energy ...

Brighter Super awards $50m mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... already invested in the state. As part of the strategy, the super fund also awarded a separate mandate, focusing on agricultural assets earlier this month.

Brighter Super awards $75m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
Brighter Super has awarded a $75 million mandate to Riparian Capital Partners to boost its agricultural assets. The $28.5 billion superannuation fund is allocating the funds to the Queensland Riparian Agriculture and Food Transition Trust (QRAFT). Brighter ...

Aware Super flies the coop with sale to KKR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... company manages poultry infrastructure including more than 700 poultry sheds across over 60 farms, located in key agricultural regions nationwide. The $190 billion super fund has owned ProTen since 2018 and has overseen significant growth in the business. ...

Macquarie snaps up Brazil toll road system

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... comprises of the concessionaires for four toll roads in northeast Brazil and a toll road in the central Brazilian agricultural state of Mato Grosso, totalling 740km across three states and connecting one of the largest cities with its various points ...