Exposure to the right type of investors is the main challenge for agri asset managers when marketing their investment offerings, according to a recent poll of Agri Investor readers.
Direct investing versus fund investing was a topic of debate during the LP panel at the recent Private Equity in Emerging Markets conference in London.
Forestry managers often waste up to 50 percent of a tree, particularly the tree tops, but these parts can create extra returns, said Jeffrey Leonard, president and chief executive at the African forestry manager at a recent conference.