PODCAST: Rabobank’s Justin Sherrard on allocating capital to food and agriculture
How should investors look at opportunities to allocate capital in food and agri? Recently Global AgInvesting event chair, Philippe de Laperouse sat down with Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research & Advisory's Global Strategist, Justin Sherrard. In this excerpt from the interview Mr. Sherrard shares his views o
Read moreWhere’s the meat? Investing in grass-based livestock production
Paul McMahon Managing Partner SLM Partners LLP The story about Asia’s growing demand for meat is well-known. Incomes are rising, dietary preferences are changing, people are eating more meat as they join the middle class. The effects can be seen in the explosion of Chinese beef imports in recent years. A nation that was for
Read moreGAI Insight: White House Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund Seeks High Impact
By Shahnaz Mahmud In July, the White House Rural Council held its first Rural Opportunity Investment Conference as a means to explore potential investment opportunities that exist throughout rural America. At the conference, US Department of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, announced the creation of a $10 billion investment fun
Read moreGAI Insight: Malaysia’s Push For Sustainable Palm Oil Success
By Shahnaz Mahmud In the 1960s the Malaysian government took strides to help those deemed “landless” and “jobless” to obtain loans to acquire two hectares of land each to work in their own oil palm field. It is known as a smallholder scheme under the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA). In 2013, these “FELDA settl
Read moreMalaysia’s Push for Sustainable Palm Oil Success
By Shahnaz Mahmud In the 1960s the Malaysian government took strides to help those deemed “landless” and “jobless” to obtain loans to acquire two hectares of land each to work in their own oil palm field. It is known as a smallholder scheme under the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA). In 2013, these “FELDA settl
Read moreUS Row Cropland Investments: Evolving Fundamentals Signal Caution Despite a Decade of Strong Performance
By Cody Dahl and Brent Gloy Introduction Investment in row crop farmland provided investors with an annualized total return in excess of 15 percent during the last decade. Despite the strong, sustained performance of the asset class, and the changing landscape of the agricultural economy, many farmland asset managers cont
Read moreLivestock Investment Opportunities in Paraguay
The country of Paraguay offers optimal conditions for efficient, cost effective, and secure food production. There are abundant investment opportunities in beef production and processing facilities in the country, but due to the region’s difficult history these available opportunities have not gotten the attention they deserve, remain
Read moreThe United Nations Ushers In Principles for Food Security and Sustainability
The United Nations Ushers In Principles for Food Security and Sustainability By Shahnaz Mahmud A landmark signing this month set forth much needed principles for food security and sustainability. Created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and approved by governments around the world, it&r
Read moreAustralia: Trading in Water Could Offer Greater Diversification in Agriculture for Superannuation Funds than Crops
Large institutional investors reluctant to invest in agriculture could find safer and more diverse exposure to agriculture through investing in water in Australia. For a given amount of money a superannuation fund in Australia could invest in a single or a couple of commodities across a small number of farms or for the same investment could
Read moreIntegrating Social Impact in AgInvesting: Myanmar
Kenneth Kyaw Shein Group CEO & Managing Partner, PRIME Holdings Integrating Social Impact in AgInvesting: Myanmar Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Myanmar is concentrated across the usual suspect sectors: infrastructure, oil&gas, real estate and property, FMCG, textiles. Agri accounts for less than 1% of la
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