Most landowners look to soil quality and commodity prices to determine how much rent farmers should pay them. They often get it wrong.
UK researchers believe including farmland and timber in SWFs’ portfolios enhances their long-term performance. Should we be convinced?
President Obama’s secretary of agriculture tells Agri Investor why he’s working to forge long-term partnerships in China as the Trump Administration follows through on its campaign promise of trade war with the country.
Four years after its first fundraising boom, the sector is starting to generate exits. The valuation and return data coming with them will attract institutional money.
Elyza Daniel, an independent consultant, worked two years on a €25m Senegalese venture that ended up not happening. What did she learn?
Timber champions have demonstrated their interest in agri by building dedicated teams. It’s only a matter of time before they start mixing both asset classes in diversified vehicles.
Timber and ag investors seem more eager to travel to developing countries than peers in other asset classes. Why is that?
A string of opaque land acquisitions has put the country’s farmers on edge. Should they be worried?
At a time of mounting questions about the future of energy, UK farmers are becoming enthusiastic power producers. But they need more help.
Institutions from around the globe are looking to buy farms Down Under. Can the locals be convinced to do the same?