COLUMBUS, Ohio – Increase no-till farming practices across the planet or face serious climate, soil quality and food production problems in the next 20 to 50 years. That warning from scientists appeared in the journal Science this week. No-till farming helps soil retain carbon. Healthy topsoil contains carbon-enriched humus – decaying organic matter that provides [...]
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No-till farming offers a quick fix to help ward off host of global problems
Posted in Agriculture, Business, tagged agriculture, green house gas emissions, carbon sequestration, vesco agricultural technologies, soil erosion, carbon credits, capital markets, clean seed capital on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Clean Seed Capital Group poised to facilitate progress in sustainable agriculture.
Posted in Agriculture, Business, tagged Marvelle media, agriculture, carbon sequestration, soil erosion, carbon credits, capital markets on June 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Vancouver based Clean Seed Capital Group is positioned to play a meaningful role in the growth of sustainable agriculture. Clean Seed Capital’s focus is to identify solution-driven, sustainable, environmentally responsible, agricultural based companies that need a strategic partner to facilitate progress. Agriculture has changed dramatically, post World War II food and fiber productivity soared due to new technologies, [...]
“Sustainable agriculture is a space that looks as big or bigger than clean tech,”
Posted in Agriculture, Business, tagged agriculture, capital markets, carbon credits, carbon sequestration, green house gas emissions, Marvelle media, soil erosion, vesco agricultural technologies on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Sustainable agriculture is a space that looks as big or bigger than clean tech,” said Paul Matteucci, a venture capitalist with U.S. Venture Partners in Menlo Park, Calif. “Historically, we have not seen a ton of entrepreneurial activity in agriculture, but we are beginning to see it now, and the opportunities are huge.” A [...]
NewSeed Advisors Says Sustainable Agriculture is the New Cleantech Source:
Posted in Agriculture, Business, tagged agriculture, capital markets, carbon credits, carbon sequestration, carbon trading, green house gas emissions, no till farming, soil erosion, vesco, vesco agricultural technologies on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Clean Seed Capital Group is pleased to announce it will be attending the Agriculture 2.0. conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto, California. A flurry of activity among Bay Area investors points to surging interest in sustainable agriculture investment. On March 24, hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts will convene at the Four Seasons Hotel [...]
Canada’s Private Equity industry is on fire
Posted in Business, tagged capital markets on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Original Post CVCA Good news abounds for the Canadian private equity industry. Just last week, Onex just closed on a new US$4.3 billion fund, called Onex Partners III, of which US$3.5 billion came from third party institutional investors. That US$3.5 billion is 75% more than had been raised for Onex II. According to CPP Investment Board’s website, [...]
