– Kirchner Food Fellowship announces this year’s program will have a soil health investment focus – Birmingham, Alabama & Washington, DC– 28 November 2018 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, a Kirchner Impact Foundation initiative, today announced a collaboration with the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) which will … Read More
Kirchner Food Fellows Adopt Investment Mandate, Announces Investment Opportunity for Businesses Focus on Improving Soil Health and Water
Nov 26, 2018 – Three distinguished Agricultural Investment Fellows, researching and acquiring hands-on training in agricultural investment and soil fertility, said they have received funds from the Kirchner Group to find and invest in a small and medium sized agri-business that is focused on improving soil health and water for small farmers. The search for … Read More
Kirchner Food Fellowship Announces Investment in Innovative Soil Health Company
Solena is a Mexican based biotech company developing customized soil solutions Leon, Guanajuato and Birmingham, Alabama, September 6, 2018 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship is pleased to announce today that it has completed an investment in, Grupo Solena S.A.P.I. de C.V. Solena has developed a methodology that allows farmers to asses and manage their soil … Read More
Student Hattie Brown Named Kirchner Food Fellow
Friedman Student Emery “Hattie” Brown was one of three people recently selected by the Kirchner Foundation to form an investment team that will manage a portfolio with funds to invest in companies and organizations focused on new agricultural technologies and social enterprise in the interest of global food security. As a team, the trio will … Read More
Kirchner Food Fellows award 4th annual Prize at the Thought for Food Summit in Rio de Janeiro
Fellows also hosted session in Impact Investing at the first ever TFF Academy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – August 3, 2018 – The 2017-2018 Kirchner Food Fellows Karla Rascon-Garcia, Alfredo Costilla-Reyes, and Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias attended the 2018 Thought for Food (TFF) Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The TFF Summit, along with a first-ever innovative … Read More
Liberian Student Wins Prestigious International Agriculture Investment Fellowship
Monrovia – Ambulah Mamey, a Liberian student concentrating in Agricultural Development and Environment in the Development Management Program at American University, Washington D.C, has won the 2018/2019 Kirchner Food Fellowship; the world’s most prestigious and innovative capital investment training program in the food and agriculture sector. The program is led by renowned individuals including the … Read More