Farmland Buy-and-Lease

Delve into the evolving landscape of the farmland buy-and-lease investments and why the strategy has moved almost wholesale to an open-end structure. Discover how agricultural infrastructure, renewable energy and vertical integration have been incorporated by global fund managers.

FARMLAND BUY-AND-LEASE DEEP DIVE

Fundraising

Inside Ceres Partners’ 17-year-old open-end farmland fund

Binyamin Ali -

17 November 2024

In the first installment in our deep dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we take a close look at one of the oldest open-end farmland funds in the market.

Editor's View

Buy-and-lease is well into its second act

Binyamin Ali -

20 November 2024

The farmland strategy has swung wholesale from being almost exclusively a closed-end play to an open-end strategy – but its evolution is far from over.

News & Analysis

Farmland buy-and-lease meets infrastructure

Binyamin Ali|Tom Taylor -

24 November 2024

In the second installment of our Deep Dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we speak to five GPs who have expanded their real asset plays to incorporate agricultural infrastructure.

News & Analysis

Farmland buy-and-lease with a twist

Binyamin Ali -

1 December 2024

In the final instalment of our buy-and-lease Deep Dive, we speak to ASR Real Estate, International Farming Corporation and SLM Partners about their distinct approaches to the strategy.

Editor's View

Farmland investing suffers from no shortage of creativity

Binyamin Ali -

4 December 2024

We spoke to nine fund managers for our buy-and-lease Deep Dive and no two strategies were alike.

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Deals

Centuria acquires management of A$444m Arrow Primary Infrastructure Fund

Tom Taylor -

1 December 2025

The acquisition brings Centuria’s agricultural AUM up to A$1.3bn and adds 22 assets across sectors including poultry, nuts and controlled-environment agriculture.

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News & Analysis

Centuria acquires Australia’s largest hydroponic glasshouse from PSP

Daniel Kemp -

27 November 2025

The deal will see Centuria’s agriculture AUM rise to A$820m, a 25% increase since June 30, 2025.

Fundraising

AFF20: Manulife takes the top spot in our global fund manager ranking

Binyamin Ali -

24 November 2025

Paine Schwartz Partners – last year’s top firm – takes second place as the top five in our Agri-Food and Forestry 20 remain unchanged.

Research & Data

Foreign ownership of Australian farmland: 2024 statistics

Tom Taylor -

28 October 2025

Foreign ownership of Australian agriculture has seen its first increase in two years as North American investors rapidly expand their holdings and the UK claims the top spot.

Editor's View

Public and private farmland strategies converge

Chris Janiec -

1 October 2025

With Nuveen, Proterra, Manulife and WisdomTree working to expand access, the interplay between public and private strategies is setting the future direction of the asset class.

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News & Analysis

Warakirri secures two new tenants after salad producer Dicky Bill enters administration

Tom Taylor -

9 hours ago

Properties held in the Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund will see new operators take over after Dicky Bill fell behind on rent and other obligations.

Diplomatic handshake between countries: flags of China and Australia overprinted the two hands

News & Analysis

Australian investors downplay long-term impact of China’s new 55% beef tariff

Tom Taylor -

9 hours ago

China’s new global safeguard on beef imports will override the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, but investors say export flexibility and diversification should protect producers.