AgTech
Framework Paper
July 2025
31pages
ANCHOR Framework: Agricultural Due Diligence Methodology 2025
The definitive guide to Meridian's proprietary ANCHOR due diligence framework — a six-dimension methodology for evaluating agricultural investment opportunities across infrastructure, technology, and trade.
Key Findings
01ANCHOR evaluates across six dimensions: Alignment, Network, Compliance, Harvest economics, Operational depth, Risk structure
02Portfolio companies scoring above 78/100 on ANCHOR have achieved 2.6× average MOIC
03The compliance dimension is the strongest predictor of 3-year survival in emerging market agriculture
04Framework has been applied to 142 opportunities since 2019, with a 14% conversion rate to investment