Through the approval process of the S Kidman deal, the Australian government has sent mixed messages, both ostracising and embracing foreign investors.
Ryan Sullivan, a senior investment manager for real assets at Aberdeen Asset Management, offers Agri Investor his thoughts on farmland demand, the role of debt in agriculture and his timber market outlook for 2017.
Industry players tell me the index is an important first step in measuring returns on institutional investment, as IRRs near 24%.
With agtech innovations slow to be adopted, the firm's role in the development of Anuvia Plant Nutrients makes a case for later stage VC funding.
The cannabis industry could grow into a $50bn industry as more US states legalize its recreational use and investors let go of its stigma.
Lisa Goddard, director of Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society, talks to Agri Investor about the impact of El Niño and La Niña on agriculture and the wider dialogue surrounding climate change.
Private equity managers and investors can reap financial rewards from the growing water crisis in the US and globally.
Jim Gasperoni, head of real assets at Aberdeen Asset Management, an investment manager with $402.9bn in assets under management, speaks to Agri Investor about the evolution of farmland investing and the institutionalisation of the asset class.
Private equity investors willing to let go of lofty expectations and study the agriculture industry stand to benefit from steady, long-term returns.
We asked New Hope's Australia and New Zealand managing director, Nick Dowling, how it plans to invest A$1bn and what he thinks of the country’s beef and dairy industries.