Temasek Holdings is one of the world’s most active agrifood investors, with more than $5bn invested in the sector over the last five years. The Singapore state investment firm, which manages $306bn worth of assets, is raising its stakes in agrifood in Asia, seeking companies that target the fast-rising affluent middle class in Asian cities and their demand for better food. In a panel discussion during the Future Food Asia 2020 online conference by ID Capital last week, Geraldine Goh, Director, Enterprise Development Group, of Temasek elaborated on the investor’s plans for Asian agrifood,...
(L to R) Geraldine Goh, Director, Enterprise Development Group, Temasek; Jiayu Zhang, Investment Principal, Continental Grain Company; and Michael Dean, Founding Partner, AgFunder © Future Food Asia
