Binyamin Ali
Bare agricultural land prices in England and Wales rose from £6,912 per acre in Q4 2020 to £7,580 in Q4 2021 – the highest average price since 2016.
The global natural capital sector had a solid 2021. As a new year gets underway, what themes and investment trends can we expect to drive the industry forward?
The asset class has had another largely positive year as multiple tailwinds have given the industry much momentum for attracting investors.
The Berlin-based firm is targeting beachheads in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific as it plans 40 new crops in 2022, including mushrooms and strawberries.
One of the companies into which the firm will invest is Tracegrow, which repurposes used alkaline batteries into organic fertilizer for crops.
Carbon Bridge will support farmers’ switch to regenerative ag through agronomic advice and a financial incentive program.
The vehicle will partly deliver distributions in the form of carbon credits that can either be sold or retained to support an LP's sustainability targets.
The real estate investment trust has completed several permanent crop farmland acquisition deals in the second half of the year.
ABARES has forecast a total agricultural gross production value of A$78bn as record-breaking yields, good crop quality and high commodity prices combine for a rare occasion.
The sale comes amid a period of numerous deals and high Australian land prices, which Rabobank has forecasted will continue to rise.