New figures show that American farmland is expected to perform better than equities and bonds over the next 10 years and it is hoped Australia will follow suit.
Investment interest in agriculture technology is growing but whether it translates into actual commitments is still an open question, says Ron Meeusen, managing partner at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures.
Agriculture fund managers in Australia had a generally positive view of the recent Australian budget, despite the general dissatisfaction among other sectors in the country.
John Baker, chief executive of First Agriculture Holdings, tells Agri Investor why he has decided to go down the agri REIT route.
As the diversity of agri funds grows, and the credibility of their management improves, there is an opportunity for a thriving fund of funds market to mobilise institutional investors.
Some Australian forestry assets on the market are being priced at around 50 percent lower than 10 years ago as the typical life cycle of trees bought in the early 2000s comes to an end.
A development equity is the perfect way for development finance institutions and private equity investors to invest together, writes Duncan Owen, senior managing partner of Phatisa.
The China-focused PE firm is targeting S$150m and will pursue the same strategy as Fund I across four main sectors: agriculture, healthcare, services and consumer-related industries.
Managers are embracing a range of different investment structures in agri, but are there too many?
Attracting investment into Africa is not straightforward and there is no clear solution. But appealing to DFIs is a good place to start; the institutions will follow eventually.