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Fonterra is is offering up to $150 million of senior fixed rate bonds to institutional investors and to New Zealand retail investors.

The dairy is a significant investment and can have a major impact on milking efficiency and the comfort of cows and milkers.

The Overseas Investment Office needs more resources, but a reform of legislation is not on the cards because of lack of political support, Prime Minister John Key says.

The strength of the kiwifruit industry was a key factor behind MyFarm’s second kiwifruit venture, a proposed $9 million orchard development in the Franklin district, just south of Auckland.

A Chinese e-commerce giant has bought a A$20 million stake in a new unit trust launched by Australia’s largest dairy company.

A significant increase is needed in responsible investments in agriculture to eradicate hunger and feed a growing world population says the German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva.

Making more and better investments in agriculture is one of the most effective ways to reduce hunger and poverty while safeguarding the environment.

While I hear all the talk regarding foreign investment in New Zealand farming, I would like to focus on farming investment for locals.

LACK OF agricultural investment in farming has created a vulnerable food market, says Rabobank.