Investing in Aquaculture’s Future
Øistein Thorsen Principal Consultant, Trie - Benchmark Sustainability Science Investing in Aquaculture's Future Aquaculture is at a crossroads. According to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the last three decades have seen global food fish aquaculture production expand “by al
Read moreValuing the Farm in Australia
Jay Horton Founder & Managing Director, Strategis Partners Valuing the Farm Becoming "Investment Ready" The Global Food Forum held in Sydney in March 2014 highlighted the need for the farm sector to be “investment ready”. While there is a deep intuitive understanding across the farm sect
Read moreWhere should we produce milk to meet future demand?
Diederik Brasser Founder & Director Trilobes BV Most people would consider Germany the best place to grow BMW’s and accept to import that car. We also accept that soybeans are grown in large volumes in Brazil and USA and import to buy this product. We regard that as logical because the resources in these co
Read moreThe New Standard
Gregory Duerksen President, Kincannon & Reed THE NEW STANDARD In our senior executive search work we are often asked, “What is required for success in today’s hyper-competitive and increasingly globalized world of agriculture and agribusiness?” Aspiring leaders, scientists, and professionals
Read moreThe key ingredients for profitable Northeast production
Written by: Aaron Niederhelman, Managing Director, Entrepreneur Agrarian Fund The Northeast currently sources only 5% of its food from local farms, yet New England and New York sit on millions of acres of fallow prime farmland (abundantly fertile after decades of underutilization) with unparalleled access to clean water. As cons
Read moreWill You Need to Adjust Your 2014 Cash Rents?
In the coming years commodity prices will likely be lower than in previous year meaning per acre returns will also decline, which in turn will likely necessitate lower cash rents on some farms. Data from 2012 from the Illinois Farm Business Bureau was used to classify farms that receive most of the revenue from grain operations which tend to
Read moreFDA Proposes New Rules under the Food Safety and Modernization Act
Fifteen-percent of the total U.S. food supply is imported – more than double the amount imported just a decade ago. Twenty-percent of vegetables are imported, 50% of fruit, 80% of seafood, and nearly 100% of spices. Currently, inspectors only have the capability to inspect, at most, 2% of foods that reach the U.S. border.
Read moreIonE Projects Agricultural Supply Shortage
According to a study from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota global crop yields are not increasing quickly enough to support global needs by 2050. Previous studies estimated that crop yields will need to increase between 60%-110% to meet increasing demand. In this current study researchers found that yi
Read moreInvesting in Agriculture as an Asset Class
There has been massive investment in agricultural assets including farmland, handling and trading, technology, fertilizer, and others. Studies about investing in farmlands have been extensive, but have limited focus on investing IN non-farmland agricultural assets. This paper analyzes the role of farmland and other agricultural inves
Read moreThe Role of Investors & Industry in Supporting Innovators
Submitted by Larta Institute With agriculture emerging as an asset class of great interest to investors across the board, we can look to identify success stories within this space to understand not only exit strategies but also the impact of investment and the financial fruitfulness of the sector. Pasteuria Bioscience, commercializing new b
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