Tuesday 12, June 2012 by Robin Amlôt

$600 million ICD sponsored fund to address food security in the Islamic world

The fund is a strategic partnership between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and a qualified management team, advised by Robeco - a subsidiary of Dutch Rabobank. With an objective to promote strategic investment flows and expertise into the food and agricultural sector in Islamic countries, the ICD Fund will address growing food security concerns by capitalising on the region’s largely under-exploited potential for increased food production and supply.

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