Farmland Investment – An Updated Different Point of View
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners Some Updates Since July 2021 Some nine months ago, I opined that farmland had become an “investment du jour”. That was meant to suggest that increasing numbers of investors, ranging from retail to institutional levels, were realizing the benefits of land ownership. There are few signs that its
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 moreInsight: Farmland, Gold, and Stagflation – the Perfect Storm?
By Stephen Johnston, director, Veripath Partners *The content put forth by Global AgInvesting News and its parent company HighQuest Partners is intended to be used and must be used for informational purposes only. All information or other material herein is not to be construed as legal, tax,
Read moreNavigating Rising Inflation and Interest Rates with Agricultural Investments
By Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Senior Agricultural Economist, Manulife Investment Management A blast from the past—or is it? -- Inflationary pressures are expected to weigh on farmers’ financial profitability, but commodity prices remain at historically high levels. -- Farmland can demonstrate stable and resilient return performance throu
Read moreWhere The Rubber Meets The Road: The Challenges and Opportunities of a Large Scale Irrigation Development Project in Zimbabwe – Part II
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC Introduction In Part I of our case study [see GAI News December 14, 2021], we addressed some macro level topics pertaining to the sub-Saharan part of the African continent, and at the national level for Zimbabwe. They included the following items: ~Large amounts of uncultivated, arable land.
Read moreThe Investigation of Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Organic Soybean Meal from India
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Oilseed & Grain Media At the seventh annual Organic & Non-GMO Forum, held in Minneapolis December 1-2, Dan Ujczo, an attorney leading the Organic Soybean Processors of America (OSPA) case at the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce, spoke to the anti-dumping and counterv
Read moreAn Irrigation Development Project In Zimbabwe—A Case Study: Part I
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC The backdrop for this case study is an understanding of the past and present elements of agriculture in many of the countries in sub Saharan Africa. This region offers agricultural opportunities with scale and favorable economics, which have become more difficult to find in other parts of the world.
Read moreWomen in Agribusiness Summit Takeaway: Sustainability and Climate Change
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media (NOTE: This article was originally published in our sister news, Women in Agribusiness Today blog.) Sustainability and climate change -- the buzzwords of not just the agriculture industry, but of every business near and far. There is a global concern, a global initiative, a glo
Read moreInsight: Investing in Regenerative Orchard Crops in Iberia
By Paul McMahon, Managing Partner, SLM Partners Paul McMahon will be a featured speaker at GAI Europe, 6-7 December, London UK. Click here to learn more and register. Introduction Spain and Portugal have emerged as a new destination for investors seeking to deploy capital into orchard crops such as tree nuts and olives. A number o
Read moreContributed Content: Three Ways That Climate Change is Disrupting Traditional Ag Investing
By Himanshu Gupta, CEO of ClimateAi Climate change is what we call the new “über-variable” that will shape investors’ risks and returns more than any other variable over the coming years and decades. Currently, traditional portfolio investing relies on making decisions that balance risk and reliability — at the right time. How
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