By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC Earlier this year, I wrote a couple of articles that addressed some issues that I believe to be essential topics for the evaluation of natural capital investments. They were the facts that (a) since the start of this century, the world has added some 398 million acres of […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media, with John Brenard of Southview Timberland Investments As the global economy becomes increasingly focused on sustainability and climate resilience, investing in timberland has emerged as a compelling option for investors seeking both financial returns and environmental impact. Southview Timberland Investments, operating in the Southeast United States, exemplifies this […]
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC In considering the mega trends that have emerged in recent years in the agricultural world, two that stand out are sustainability and carbon. Those topics are part of a broader discussion that is occurring in the private and public sectors as the world grapples with climate change, reductions […]
Contributed Content by Michael Swanson, Ph.D., Chief Agricultural Economist, Wells Fargo, Agri-Food Institute NOTE: This article first appeared in our sister publication, Women in Agribusiness Today. There is an old saying in systems analysis about the problem of your thinking. It goes like this: “It isn’t what you don’t know, but it’s what you […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media (NOTE: This article first ran in our sister publication, WIA Today) We had more than 65 speakers at the 2023 Women in Agribusiness Summit, which was held September 26-28 in Nashville, Tennessee. Topics were geared towards helping attendees learn more about navigating the nuances with doing business […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media As the trend toward increased integration of sustainability and regenerative standards and operating practices has gained traction in U.S. agriculture, so too has the focus on adopting practices that sequester carbon, creating an “asset” that can be sold to investors. This brings with it compelling opportunities, particularly in […]
By Susan Payne, Holistic Agricultural Investments Group From its early stages only 10 to 15 years ago, large-scale agriculture in Africa continues to develop each year to include many burgeoning operational projects, frequently supported by international investment and often in previously unproductive regions. While this growth has happened at not-quite-ox-pace speed, the development of agriculture on […]
This article will be featured in the next GAI Gazette, Volume 7, Issue 2, which will be distributed digitally in conjunction with the Global AgInvesting Europe event, which will be held virtually on December 7-8, 2020. Join us for this 11th annual event to gain valuable insight and learn best practices from the expert speaking faculty. See the agenda, and learn […]
NOTE: This article ran in our sister publication, WIA Today, at the conclusion of the businesses’ annual Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit last week. Learn more about WIA at www.womeninag.com. By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness We hope you joined us last week for our 9th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, where we welcomed […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media This past April, Global AgInvesting (GAI) released the Global AgInvesting Rankings & Trends Report 2019, the first comprehensive analysis of capital flows into the global food and agriculture (F&A) sector. The report, which is available for complimentary download, highlights nearly 700 organizations that are raising and deploying capital […]
