As a relatively new and untapped asset class, farmland remains mysterious to some insitutional investors. Greg Bright spoke to Charmion McBride, chief operating officer, global farmland, at Insight Investment in the UK.
In Kilombero District, Tanzania large swathes of land are being earmarked for large-scale rice production.
Real asset investments held by the fund include farmland and natural resources.
Farmland investors' conference in London.
Saudi and UK investors will travel to the Philippines in October to discuss "the possibility of food production in southern Philippines, with the government providing them the needed land".
Agreement covers 82,500 acres of land for palm oil production.
The UK-based EPO has almost 170,000 ha of land suitable for sustainable crude palm oil cultivation and its aim is to be a 100,000 ha producer with output totalling 250,000 tonnes per annum.
Le projet -- un partenariat entre Illovo Sugar, entreprise sud africaine, et le gouvernement malien -- concerne l'aménagement d'une zone irriguée de 14,132 ha pour la création des plantations de la canne à sucre
Après l'achat de 241 000 tonnes de fèves de cacao, Anthony Ward veut aller à la conquête des terres arables d’Afrique.
Many Ukrainians now prefer to lease their land rather than work it themselves.
Anthony "Chocfinger" Ward, the commodities trader whose group Armajaro Holdings has just cornered the cocoa market, is planning his next move into food.
Nombre d'Ukrainiens préfèrent louer leurs droits fonciers plutôt que d'exploiter leur parcelle.
