Juraj Neuwirth, an associate at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, tells Agri Investor why Africa is more suited to smaller, specialised investments, and why better regulation is to come.
Whether you are looking at funds, TIMOs or club deals, Aquila Capital portfolio manager Nils von Schmidt gives his take on forestry investment vehicles, who they are suited to and why.
‘Biologicals’, products based on the microbiome of a plant, are faster and cheaper to produce than pesticides. NewLeaf Symbiotics chief executive Tom Laurita says that this fast-moving area offers ample opportunity, but still has high risks.
Alan Briefel, executive director of the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative, makes the financial case for animal welfare in factory farming.
Agricultural managers and consultants Brown & Co have been active in Central and Eastern Europe since 1998. Stephen Hall, who advises on investment strategy and sources opportunities, talks through the big players and the possible strategies in the eastern European country.
Two lawyers look in more detail at the new Australian foreign investment rules, and assess the likelihood of deals being rejected.
A recent survey in Italy on food labelling has highlighted that origin, especially Italian origin, is crucial to the country’s consumers. They are prepared to pay a premium for this information, too. Ilario Giangrossi and Chiara Bicci of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Milan office discuss the opportunities that arise from this end-customer focus.
Hemendra Mathur, a managing director at Small Enterprise Assistance Funds’ India Investment Advisors, highlights the three fundamentals investors into food services businesses in the country must bear in mind.
The most recent ABARES farm survey report paints an improved picture for broadacre farms with farm cash incomes continuing to exceed long-term averages, writes Jackie White, director, agribusiness advisory at Deloitte.
A sixth-generation farmer talks family offices, strategy, returns and time frames.