Large farms grow and attract investors in agriculture

Investment Funds in Agricultural Business Production Chains (Fiagros) are consolidating as strategic financing instruments in the Brazilian agribusiness sector. They move over R$ 32 billion and bring together more than 420,000 investors, with significant growth in quotas in 2024. The advance accompanies the issuance of CRAs and the demand for credit outside the banking system, amid climate volatility, price fluctuations, and rising input costs. In this scenario, Asset Bank launched the FIDC Fiagro Campo Arado, to finance the production cycle of farmers and agribusinesses. With an initial capital of R$ 50 million and a potential of R$ 200 million, it offers crop financing, receivables anticipation, and long-term investments. The portfolio is diversified by sector — soybeans, corn, coffee, sugarcane, and livestock — and geographically, reducing climate and market risks. Campo Arado had already been operating for over two years with its own capital and strategic investors, ...