嘉吉投资于受控环境农业公司

来源:本地赏金

总部位于美国的室内农业公司Local Bounti已与Cargill Financial Services，Inc。宣布了2亿美元的债务融资机构，该公司也是最近在当地Bounti的战略投资者。

Cargill is demonstrating significant support in the future of Local Bounti by investing as both a lender and an investor in the PIPE financing contemplated in connection with Local Bounti's proposed business combination with Leo Holdings III Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

本地赏金is an emerging leader in controlled environment agriculture advancing the production and delivery of local, fresh and sustainably-grown leafy greens produce for consumers across the U.S. with an initial focus on the Western U.S.

除了关闭债务融资设施以支付几个计划中的温室设施的费用外，嘉吉还表示有兴趣为建造当地Bounti计划的所有计划未来的未来室内农业设施，直到2025年至2025年。

"Local Bounti and Cargill share a commitment to delivering farm-to-fork options for consumers while sustaining the land, not only for today but for generations of farmers to come," says Ross Jennings, head of Cargill's Trade and Capital Markets business.

"As we look to advance sustainable agriculture practices, it was a natural and exciting fit to finance the construction of Local Bounti's innovative and sustainable greenhouses."

本地赏金Co-Founder and Co-CEO Craig Hurlbert notes that in all four corners of its business, the company strives to secure the best partners to help ensure our success.

“嘉吉公司,作为全球勒ader in the agricultural sector, is a great example of this," says Hurlbert. "Cargill's financial support will help us fast-track the build out of strategically located facilities that showcase our patent pending Stack & Flow Technology™ which produces superior unit economics with high yield and low-cost operations.

“当我们开创了可持续农业的新篇章时，我们正在挑战食品的生产和交付方式。消费者通过享受美味，本地种植，持久的新鲜农产品和地球的福利，因为我们使用的是减少90％的土地和地球水，没有除草剂或农药。现在该转动新叶子了。”

利用其创新的专有模块化和可扩展的建筑系统，该系统旨在轻松有效地复制其经过验证的室内农场模型，目前正在扩展其在MT汉密尔顿的旗舰设施的能力，以增加约140％。

This expansion is expected to be completed and operational by the fourth quarter of 2021, and the company plans to break ground on additional facilities before the end of this year, with a total of seven additional facilities planned to be built in the Western U.S. by the end of 2025.

本地赏金estimates that the total U.S. market for herbs and vegetables is anticipated to reach $30 billion by 2025, with less than 1% of that grown indoors today.

To learn more about Local Bounti's unique growing process, diversified product offerings and experienced leadership team,点击这里。

About本地赏金
本地赏金is a premier controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company redefining conversion efficiency and environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards for indoor agriculture. Local Bounti operates an advanced indoor growing facility in Hamilton, MT.