The agriculture sector is in the middle of a quiet transformation and the private sector should be at its helm, argues Chuck Magro, CEO of fertiliser company Agrium, in the wake of a UN meeting to create a new set of Sustainable Development Goals.
Knowing sustainability is a topic of great interest to many readers, I caught up with New Forests’ chief executive David Brand to hear about the firm's latest report and why he thinks its publication is important for the wider industry.
Paraguay's reputation as an investment destination has suffered in recent years but its openness to foreign investment and incentives on offer are making it increasingly appealing to investors, argues Lennart Stahr of Southern Connections Agro Consulting and Management.
Happy Birthday to us! Tuesday marked Agri Investor’s one-year anniversary. And what a year it has been.
Lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright look at moves to adjust Dodd-Frank regulations on derivatives trading to make life easier for commercial companies.
The Alaska Retirement Management Board's CIO Gary Bader talks about the fund's exposure to farmland and timber.
The launch of Pantheon’s separate accounts business for real assets including agri and timber highlights the continuing need for more institutional-grade middlemen in the agri investment market.
As part of the International Day of Forests on Friday, Kate Evans from the Centre for International Forestry Research discusses the importance of forests in sustainable development in the tropics.
The longer-term impact of low oil prices on the agriculture sector remains the subject of much speculation, writes Andrew Wood, senior associate at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.
The concept of sustainability in farmland management, Zambia's opportunity set and up-and-coming sub-sectors are just a few of the issues we're asking readers about.