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Global AgInvesting New York Sees 56% Investor Surge, Cementing Strength in Ag Markets
New York, NY – May 30, 2025 — Global AgInvesting (GAI) concluded its 17th annual flagship conference in New York City at the New York Hilton Midtown, April 22-24, 2025. With 701 participants and a sharp rise in institutional engagement, GAI reinforces its role as the global hub for agriculture investing.
Investor participation rose 56% year-over-year, signaling accelerated capital deployment into farmland, agtech, and climate-aligned strategies. Global AgInvesting remains the go-to forum for the industry’s leading voices—bringing together asset allocators, fund managers, and ag innovators—as agriculture accelerates its emergence as a core component of institutional portfolios.
“In today’s uncertain economic environment, investors are looking for stable, long-term opportunities. Agriculture, timber, and natural capital are increasingly part of that conversation,” said Jonathan Levin, Portfolio Director for Global AgInvesting. “Global AgInvesting plays a critical role in connecting capital to real assets that offer resilience, diversification, and enduring value.”
Driving the Conversation in Ag Investment
GAI’s content focused on the most pressing themes shaping LP and GP strategies in agriculture, timber, and natural capital, including:
- Farmland and Timberland as Institutional Portfolio Anchors
Examining how LPs are underwriting land-based assets for long-term returns, inflation hedging, and diversification. This includes both direct ownership and fund structures.
- Natural Capital and Carbon: Defining the Investment Thesis
Exploring how GPs are packaging carbon markets, water rights, and biodiversity into investable products, and how LPs are assessing risk, return, and credibility in this evolving space.
- AgTech and Operational Alpha: From Innovation to Execution
Focusing on technologies that enhance productivity, reduce costs, and create measurable value for farmland operators and investors. This is key for GPs looking to differentiate their strategy.
- Geopolitics, Food Security, and the Rise of Strategic Capital
Analyzing how macro shifts such as sovereign investment, government policy, and trade realignment are influencing capital flows and creating new opportunities and risks for GPs and their LP partners.
This year’s program featured global asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices, with support from over 45 sponsors including Farm Credit and Manulife Investment Management.
GAI brings together the entire agricultural investment ecosystem in one place,” said Tim McGavin, Managing Director & Founder of Laguna Bay. “From farmers and investors to economists, advisors, and offtakers, the connections you make here are truly global and span every link in the value chain.”
GAI Broadens International Presence Amid Growing Investor Interest
With continued demand for high-quality, regional dialogue, GAI expands its global footprint with upcoming events for the next year cycle:
- GAI Europe: October 20–21, 2025 | Rosewood London
- GAI Asia: October 28–29, 2025 | Tokyo American Club
- (NEW) GAI Australia: June 10-11, 2026 | Brisbane
GAI New York returns April 27-29 2026. To learn more about Global AgInvesting’s impact, visit https://globalaginvesting.com/.
About Global AgInvesting
Global AgInvesting (GAI) is the world’s leading platform for connecting institutional investors, fund managers, and agribusiness executives. With a steadfast commitment to fostering networking, education, and deal-making, GAI serves as the premier forum shaping the future of agriculture investment. Through its global events and media, GAI continues to drive innovation and capital flow into the ag sector, supporting sustainable growth and food security worldwide.
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