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In the second installment of our Deep Dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we speak to five GPs who have expanded their real asset plays to incorporate agricultural infrastructure.

Eoin McDonald has previously worked with Nuveen Natural Capital and Insight Investment.

Future Fund will appoint a new executive director, energy transition, and assess new strategies for further investment in domestic infrastructure.

BNPP global head of finance David Vaillant says the vehicle was launched in response to demand from clients.

The farmland strategy has swung wholesale from being almost exclusively a closed-end play to an open-end strategy – but its evolution is far from over.

The 2021-vintage fund has been backed by a host of DFIs and has struck long term carbon credit deals with tech giants Microsoft and Meta.

Farmland’s resilience amid inflation and high interest rates has increased the interest among Canadian institutions, says vice-president of investments Daniel Bacon.

Senior consumer foods analyst Tom Bailey says baked goods, packaged fruits, bars and impulse ice creams are all among categories with potential for expansion.

In the first installment in our deep dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we take a close look at one of the oldest open-end farmland funds in the market.

The amount of agricultural land with some level of foreign ownership fell by just 0.3% in 2023, far less than the 10% fall seen in 2022.