Farm Credit Canada invests $150 million in new agri-food fund led by Arlene Dickinson

Millions in federal funding has trickled into the private sector as Farm Credit Canada (FCC) announced $150 million toward a new agri-food-focused venture capital fund spearheaded by Canadian entrepreneur and investor Arlene Dickinson. Dickinson’s $500-million Velocity Agri-Capital Partners Fund will back Canadian agriculture and food companies looking to expand into Southeast Asia. The fund is Dickinson’s answer to questions of how to shore up Canadian sovereignty, a task she told The Logic ear