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Articles and news on UK and European growth companies operating in the agriculture sector.

Banking

How do SMEs get their hands on the new £12 billion HSBC fund?

New HSBC fund will offer new opportunities for agriculture SMEs and firms hoping to trade internationally.

Venture Capital Funding

VC interview: Adam Anders, managing partner at Anterra Capital

Here, Adam Anders, co-founder and managing partner at Anterra Capital explains what sort of innovative businesses the VC firm is looking for.

Entrepreneurs

Vertical Future brings sectors together to tackle urbanisation

Vertical Future may be the answer to the main problems of urbanisation: sustainable food production, access to healthcare, and air pollution.

News

£2.4m crowdfunding campaign launches to bring data analytics to farmers

Big data analytics is the only way the global agriculture sector can boost its output to feed the world's exploding population in the coming decades - which is exactly what a new crowdfunding campaign is banking on.

News

Smart agriculture: how big data is transforming the UK farming industry

Agriculture technology is one of the most lucrative sub-sectors in the new tech boom: so how are businesses ensuring everyone involved has the data they need to succeed?

Mergers & Acquisitions

Altor and Goldman Sachs take majority stake in Hamlet Protein from Polaris Private Equity

Producer of soy-based feed for young animals in new hands following successful exit.

News

Agriculture technology built by Apple Mac designer secures €1 million seed funding

A syndicate of investors are coming together to back agriculture technology start-up Monford Ag Systems, which is launching a product aimed at measuring the height and density of grass.

News

Hat-trick of deals for the Low Carbon Innovation Fund as it backs Weedingtech

Weedingtech has become the third company to be invested in by the Low Carbon Innovation Fund during November.

News

BOCM PAULS secures £90 million refinancing package

Animal feed producer BOCM PAULS has secured a £90 million asset-based lending package from Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance to fund future growth.

News

Continental Farmers Group admission to AIM

Eastern Europe-focused farming business Continental Farmers Group (CFG) has raised £14.8 million and admitted shares to trading on AIM and ESM. Niraj Patel headed the team at Saffery Champness, reporting accountant for the admission.

News

Zambeef and Continental Farmers Group are digging for victory

Coming to the AIM market recently is a Zambian producer of soya, eggs, bacon, beef and other products, as part of a rise in agricultural concerns.

News

Wynnstay uses acquisition to boost market presence

AIM-listed Wynnstay has purchased Wrekin Grain, a grain marketing and agricultural inputs supplier, for a total that could rise to £4 million.

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Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

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Accounting and Finance Software

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Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial