Though the recent values of Western Australian farmland make grim reading, the Rural Bank's general manager of agribusiness believes circumstances are right for "future prosperity".
The estate agency's new report on US farmland shows it has outperformed other real assets over the past 15 years and is continuing to do so.
Investors need to think about re-balancing their portfolios away from companies whose supply chains are highly dependent on groundwater use, argues one of the report's authors, Brooke Barton.
Food and agriculture accounts for just 5 percent of the $60bn total of impact assets under management, according to a survey conducted by JPMorgan and Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
Credit Suisse has teamed up with CDC, EMPEA, IFC and WWF to produce a report to help private equity fund managers navigate and invest in the agribusiness sector sustainably.
The association's global survey revealed that about 50% of LPs want to build their agribusines exposure in each emerging market region.
National farmland returns were 2.08%, with row crops performing worst.
Changing demographics is driving a trend by next-generation landowners to manage for appreciation and create sustainability through socially responsible farming practices, according to a whitepaper from land brokerage Peoples Company.
US wood pellet exports have increased by nearly 40% between 2013 and 2014.
The lack of investable agriculture investment products was the main reason MySuper funds gave for staying away from the sector in a recent report commissioned by accounting firm BDO.