Beyond the tragedy of war in Ukraine, Russia’s invasion of the former Soviet state is adding further strain to already struggling key supply chains that could ultimately lead to higher food prices and even shortages, experts have warned.
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How will recent EU regulatory developments and the change of U.S. administration impact ESG in asset management? In this episode of our Committed Capital private equity podcast series, Dechert financial services partner Mikhaelle Schiappacasse leads a discussion with Planet First Partners’ Andreea Constantinescu and SilverStreet Capital’s Gary Vaughan-Smith on the latest developments in ESG investing, its role in capital raising and anticipated future See more +
How will recent EU regulatory developments and the change of U.S. administration impact ESG in asset management? In this episode of our Committed Capital private equity podcast series, Dechert financial services partner Mikhaelle Schiappacasse leads a discussion with Planet First Partners’ Andreea Constantinescu and SilverStreet Capital’s Gary Vaughan-Smith on the latest developments in ESG investing, its role in capital raising and anticipated future t
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Gary Vaughan-Smith is no slouch at growing assets. As head of ABN Amro Asset Management’s alternative investment group, he boosted assets from less than $50 million to more than $5 billion in just five years. Now he wants to apply the same skill to growing crops. As a founding partner of London-based SilverStreet Capital, he aims to buy up farms in Africa; raise productivity by using sustainable agriculture, such as no-till farming; and sell the produce domestically. He also wants to teach local farmers better techniques.
“The problems with food production in Africa arise from the low productivity on the part of small-scale farms and the majority of Africa’s farms are small-scale,” says Vaughan-Smith. “We thought that if we could improve that scenario by training people to farm more effectively and getting productivity up, agricultural communities across the region could boom.”