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Former Mowi CEO invests as Samherji puts $26m into 40,000t land-based farm

Samherji said the investment of ISK 3.5bn was the largest in its 39-year history, and would be used to build a pilot project and a full salmon farm

By Neil Ramsden | May 12, 2022 12:15 BST
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Icelandic group Samherji has announced an increase in the share capital of its aquaculture subsidiary, Samherji Fiskeldi, by ISK 3.5 billion ($26.4 million) in order to fund its move into land-based farming. [...]

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