Agroforestry Partners

What Agroforestry Partners does

Agroforestry Partners is a private investment fund, organized as a Delaware limited partnership, that deploys investor capital into agroforestry projects on U.S. farmland. The fund provides turnkey financing to enable farmers and landowners to convert conventional agricultural land into agroforestry systems combining tree crops—primarily Chinese chestnuts—with mixed native species. It serves two constituencies: agricultural landowners who need capital and operational support to transition land to agroforestry systems, and accredited and institutional investors seeking uncorrelated, nature-based investment exposure with climate impact.

The fund's core product is a SEC-exempt securities offering with a $30 million target raise, of which approximately $6.85 million had been sold at the October 2024 Form D filing. The underlying technology is agronomic rather than digital: agroforestry systems are deployed as physical farms, with the operational hub ('Hub 1 - Kentucky') managing 11 farms spanning 1,600 acres and 128,000 trees planted, primarily Chinese chestnut supplemented by mixed native species. Strategic partnerships anchor both upstream and downstream: Red River Foods (MOU signed March 2026) covers U.S. chestnut market development and supply-chain alignment, while industry relationships (United Chestnuts, Agri Investor Awards) support positioning.

The revenue model is fund economics rather than product or subscription sales: capital is raised from LPs and deployed into chestnut orchard development and management across leased or partnered farmland, with investor returns generated through the long-duration harvest and sale of tree crops. Go-to-market is direct, with field sales and direct outreach to both landowners (for project deployment) and qualified investors (for capital commitments), supplemented by content marketing (Weekly News Round Up newsletter), press coverage, and industry event participation. Pricing is structured as multi-year exempt-offering commitments; specific investor minimums and fee schedules are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Agroforestry Partners

Legal name

Agroforestry Partners LLC

Website

https://agroforestrypartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agroforestry Partners is a private investment fund that provides turnkey financing for U.S. farmers and landowners to convert farmland into agroforestry systems, while offering accredited investors uncorrelated nature-based investment exposure through chestnut and mixed-native tree operations in Kentucky.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Investment Management

NAICS

Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (1113), Farm Management Services (115116), Crop Production (111)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Resources — Farmland & Agriculture (FSAAAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Farm Finance, Input Procurement & Risk Tools (Budgeting, Inventory, Insurance Links) (AFAAAFAO)

Keywords

• Agroforestry financing
• Nature-based investment
• Sustainable agriculture fund
• Farmland investment management
• Climate-smart farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Nature-Based Investment Returns: The company raises capital from investors through exempt securities offerings to fund agroforestry projects. Returns are generated through the development and management of chestnut orchards and other agroforestry systems on leased or partnered farmland.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agroforestry Partners provides turnkey financing solutions that enable farmers and landowners to convert agricultural land to agroforestry systems, primarily Chinese chestnut orchards integrated with mixed native species. The company raises capital from accredited and institutional investors through an SEC-exempt securities offering and deploys that capital into operating agroforestry projects on leased or partnered farmland.

Product overview

Agroforestry Partners operates as a nature-based investment fund offering a single unified product: turnkey financing for agroforestry conversion on farmland. The company enables farmers and landowners to convert their land to agroforestry systems while providing investors with uncorrelated, attractive investment opportunities. The portfolio includes Hub 1 in Kentucky, which manages 1,600 acres across 11 farms with 128,000 Chinese Chestnut and Mixed Native trees planted. The company also partners with Red River Foods to develop the U.S. chestnut market through joint product development and supply chain collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nature-Based Investment Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• 128,000 trees planted across 1,600 acres
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Red River FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026MOU signed March 3, 2026 to jointly develop the US chestnut market. Partnership will gauge customer interest in chestnuts, develop and test new products, formulate production plans, and diversify supply across the entire value chain. Red River Foods brings market development expertise while Agroforestry Partners provides domestic chestnut production supply.
• United ChestnutsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgroforestry Partners CEO Brett Hundley featured on United Chestnuts 'Branching Out' podcast to discuss the investment fund, its 1,600 acres of chestnut trees in Kentucky, and industry momentum.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Indigo Agriculture: A large agricultural technology and carbon/nature-based solutions company; comparable as a broad incumbent developing market infrastructure for sustainable farming and nature-based agricultural credits.

Direct peers

• Farmland LP: A sustainable farmland investment fund that acquires and converts conventional farmland to organic and regenerative production, closely mirroring Agroforestry Partners' model of raising investor capital to deploy into improved farmland operations.
• Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT: A farmland REIT providing long-term lease capital to organic and regenerative farmers; comparable in raising investor capital and deploying it into sustainable farmland with nature-based return profiles.
• Propagate Ventures: An agroforestry platform that helps farmers design, finance, and manage tree-crop integration on farmland—directly comparable in offering turnkey agroforestry solutions to landowners.
• Slack Capital Partners: A nature-based investment firm focused on regenerative agriculture and working-lands deals; comparable as a private investment vehicle channeling capital into nature-positive farmland strategies.

Others

• Savanna Institute: A nonprofit research and education organization advancing agroforestry in the U.S. Midwest; relevant as an ecosystem participant shaping best practices, landowner education, and industry credibility that supports Agroforestry Partners' market.
• Chestnut Growers of America: A grower association supporting the U.S. chestnut industry; adjacent as the downstream industry body for the chestnut offtake market that Agroforestry Partners' Hub 1 production depends on.

Emerging players

• Soil Capital: A regenerative agriculture finance platform paying farmers for soil carbon and productivity outcomes, intersecting with Agroforestry Partners' nature-based investing and carbon-positive land management focus.
• Permanence Capital: An investment firm dedicated to regenerative agriculture and food systems, comparable in raising impact-oriented capital to deploy into sustainable farmland and food ventures.
• Regrow Ag: A platform that measures and monetizes agricultural carbon and sustainability outcomes; comparable as enabling infrastructure that could augment Agroforestry Partners' carbon and ecosystem-service value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agroforestry-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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