The Opportunities and Challenges of International Trade in Agriculture
Contributed content from Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Senior Agricultural Economist, Manulife Investment Global agricultural production has benefited from expanded international trade for more than two decades. Robust trade networks have connected the demand and supply of a plethora of agricultural products across international borders. Global effo
Read moreInvesting in Ag? Your Questions Are Answered at Global AgInvesting 2023
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Today, an estimated $26 billion of United States farmland is owned or managed by institutions, with institutional investments ranging between US$28-$35 billion. And, as HighQuest Consulting’s Philippe de Lapérouse explained in his “Ag Sectors to Watch” article in GAI News
Read moreTakeaways from GAI NY 2022 — Macro Drivers, Net Zero, and Opportunities in Organics
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media The 14th annual Global AgInvesting, held April 4-6, 2022, back in NYC for the first time since the pandemic, was very well-received and attended by nearly 800 in the sector, from institutional investors to family office managers to innovators and agribusinesses. Topics covered include
Read more“A Year Like No Other”… New Elders Rural Property Update Highlights Ag in Australia
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Elders Real Estate of Australia has launched a quarterly update – Elders Rural Property Update – that provides quarterly data and analysis on the value and volume of rural property at national, state, and regional levels. Highlights of the update, which covers Q4 of 2021, inclu
Read moreLewis & Clark Leads $24M Series B for IUNU
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On a global scale, the world has lost a third of its arable land over the past 40 years to the effects of pollution or erosion at a rate that far outpaces the natural rate of soil replacement, according to a team at the Grantham Center for Sustainable Futures at the University of Sheffield. T
Read moreThree Top Investors Back Australia’s Perfection Fresh to Grow CEA Platform Through Australasia
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Equilibrium Capital, Temasek, and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), which is an existing shareholder, have come together to invest in Perfection Fresh, one of Australia’s largest privately owned fresh produce companies. Founded in 1978 by the Simonetta famil
Read more15 Minutes With… Finistere Ventures
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media California-based Finistere Ventures (Finistere) is a pioneer in the rapidly growing agtech sector, in which it began making investments in 2005. The company boasts an international network of partners that include Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Israel, as well as access to their
Read moreCalifornia Crop Acreage Shifts Result in Reduced Water Use While Yielding Economic and Social Value
By Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Senior Agricultural Economist, Manulife Investment Management We examine the evolution of California’s tree nut sector, its expanding role relative to other crops, and its impact on statewide water use, as well the role of almonds and other tree nuts in increasing the competitive position and economic resilience of
Read moreThree Questions With… Pebble Labs
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media In this new GAI News feature, we will highlight up and coming agtech companies and startups as they embark on new journeys to change the trajectory of agricultural production in an effort to feed the growing global population in ground-breaking and innovative ways. We hope you enjo
Read moreContributed Content: Canadian Farmland Portfolio Construction – Adjusting for Provincial Variations in Sharpe Ratios
By Stephen Johnston, Director, Veripath Partners Sharpe ratio analysis is a well recognised tool in portfolio construction – the high-level concept being to maximise the expected return a portfolio will generate per expected unit of risk. More specifically: “The Sharpe ratio was developed by Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe and is us
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