World Agri-Tech’s Post

This week at Yara, we had the pleasure of hosting a coffee event in collaboration with the Colombian Embassy in Norway, focusing on the crucial role of female growers producing high quality coffee in Colombia, represented by members of Sello Mujer, a Colombian association of female growers. Aneth Chocontá, the leader of the association and one of the winners of our Yara Champion Program in Colombia, travelled all the way to Norway to share their plans to make coffee growing more sustainable and offer a taste of her coffee to the participants. This included several ambassadors from countries such as Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Romania, South Africa, Peru, and Portugal, as well as representatives from the National Federation of Coffee Growers in Colombia and the Minister of Development in Norway. It was great to see a simple idea brought by Paola Bernal Rodriguez, H. E. Ambassador of Colombia in Norway, developed in full collaboration with us, having such a positive impact on Aneth: a life changing moment! This further reinforces the power of collaboration! As I´ve mentioned before, I strongly believe in the power of collaborative efforts between different actors of the industry, public sector, or civil society to address challenges faced by farmers every single day. From the impact of climate changes to a more equitable value distribution within the coffee value chain, there is much to do to truly contribute to the prosperity of rural communities. In Colombia, approximately five hundred thousand families depend on coffee for their subsistence. To reach our ambition of a Nature-Positive agriculture, we need individuals like Aneth. To help Aneth thrive, we need to collaborate across borders. It is worth it.   #coffee #colombiancoffee #womeninagriculture

🌍 Exciting News Alert! Agro Grün GmbH, led by CEO Hajnalka Toth, is a major player in the agribusiness sector. They specialize in purchasing and distributing Brazilian commodities worldwide. 🌾 Under Hajnalka Toth’s leadership, Agro Grün has become a market leader known for quality, reliability, and sustainability. Their expertise extends from sourcing top-quality products to seamless distribution solutions. Let’s recognize Agro Grün GmbH for their contributions to the agribusiness landscape! 🎉 #AgroGrün #AgribusinessExcellence 🌿

📢The 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 is approaching! 💡The #WorldIPday provides a special occasion to recognize the contributions of intellectual property (IP) to both the arts and technological advancement. It underscores the significance of IP rights, such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright in fostering innovation and creativity. ⚖ This international day also serves as an occasion to emphasize a need for a balanced IP system to acknowledge and reward inventors and creators, ensuring that society benefits from their ingenuity. IP rights act as legal protection for innovative outputs, allowing individuals and organizations to secure economic returns. ✅This year the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO is focusing on IP and the SDGs: building our common future with innovation and creativity. 🤩𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝘾𝙇𝙋 𝙩𝙤 United Nations #𝙎𝘿𝙂𝙨. For more information on the World Intellectual Property Day, visit the WIPO website where they have prepared an interactive overview of how the intellectual property can contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 👉 https://lnkd.in/gqHmNUaX #EnablingInnovation #SDGs #IP KWS Group | LIMAGRAIN | Corteva Agriscience | Syngenta | BASF Agricultural Solutions | Bayer | Crop Science | HZPC | Elsoms Ackermann Barley Ltd.

Our #FacesOfFarmByte 2023 series wraps up with SYAIFUL BAHARI CHE AZIZ, a pivotal member of our Stakeholder Management team.    Gain insights into how his team forges meaningful relationships in the agrofood value chain for positive change, his experience as a FarmByter, and the strategies he employs to navigate challenges in this dynamic sector.   While we may be bidding farewell to this season, fret not – we've got exciting content in the pipeline for an inside look into FarmByte's journey to transform the agrofood industry.    Stay tuned for more updates!    #FarmByter #StakeholderManagement #AgroFood #Malaysia

In June 2014, Patria Investments invested in Frooty, a Brazil-based açaí sorbet manufacturing company. The company’s business model employs local workers in the states of Amazonas and Pará for the sustainable harvesting and processing of superfruits in the Amazon rainforest.  With Patria's support, Frooty has become the leading açaí sorbet manufacturing company in Brazil, with a production capacity that exceeds 120 tons a day of açaí sorbets and 45% of the retail market share in the country. Frooty established environmental programs to protect approximately 40,000 hectares of the Amazon rainforest since the production of açaí is highly dependent on the health of the ecosystem. The company’s commitment to sustainability extends to its circular economy practices, where waste from pulp production is utilized as fuel for steam generation. View all LAVCA deal cases: https://hubs.la/Q02xyN890 #LatAm #Brazil #ESG #invest #VC #PE #privatecapital

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🌍 How can global efforts create a measurable, nature-positive impact? As mentioned by METOS® by Pessl Instruments in this World Economic Forum article, "collaboration among various stakeholders is key." A big thanks to Yara International for organizing this event and welcoming CEO Gottfried Pessl at the #Davos dinner focused on creating a #NatureIntelligent system that supports #AGproduction and #Nature! #WEF #naturepositive #foodsystems #climateaction Read the full article here:  https://lnkd.in/dEswYfdb

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Congratulations to our dedicated team in Brazil for successfully advising two divestments with the Franco-Dutch multinational Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) within just a few days. The transactions are subject to customary closing conditions and the completion of regulatory review.   As a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, LDC has chosen to concentrate on its core business by divesting two units:  • The corn processing units, sold to Milhao Ingredients, a privately-owned Brazilian company specialising in non-GMO food ingredients. Milhao Ingredients thus doubles its processing capacity and bolsters its market position. • The corn milling, oil extraction, and pet food production plant, sold to Baxi Foods, a subsidiary of Nutri Agroindústria. This Brazilian company is focused on grain origination and trading, further expanding its operational scope through this acquisition.   Luiz Penno, the lead dealmaker and partner at Clairfield in Brazil, commented: "These deals are a good example of our expertise in the agribusiness sector. We were able to locate two local companies for this international company, providing them with good homes where they can flourish."   Congratulations to our deal team for a productive first quarter: Luiz Penno, Érico Nikaido, Lincoln Shiroma, Alessandro P., Giovana Greco, Ricardo Longhini, Roberto Almeida and José Otávio de Oliveira Vidal.   #mergersandacquisitions #privateequity #DefinedByYourSuccess #Brazil #Agribusiness #agricommodities

Signing deals can look ordinary especially if you're used to it, but some deals are just extraordinary, and when you see that your little work in your little corner is being noticed by international bodies who are willing to pull resources to work together with you on a bigger level. It's incredible! It was a pleasure signing Agrovesto into agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the Project NINJA on project titled: "The Survey on Digitization on the Supply Chains in Small-scale Nigerian farms". This project will commence from 2 states, enabling over 20,000 small-scale farmers boost food production and quality at scale, access profitable local and global markets and ultimately increase their earning power with improved livelihood. Food security is never an impossible mission but a possible one, you only need to put in the right investment. This is what we stand for, and determined to achieve at Agrovesto.