Agriculture: Germ of an asset class
- IP&E
- 02 July 2019
According to asset managers, a window is emerging for institutional money to flow into agriculture due to change of ownership, notably in markets such as Australia and the US.
According to asset managers, a window is emerging for institutional money to flow into agriculture due to change of ownership, notably in markets such as Australia and the US.
Bank of America’s Specialty Asset Management group manages more than 94,000 assets with a value of $13.6 billion for individuals and institutions looking for timberland, farms, ranches, energy interests, or real estate.
LGIAsuper will diversify its investment strategy and invest in the agriculture and timber funds of Folium Capital, run by former managers of Harvard's endowment funds.
As foreign ownership of agriculture land continues to increase, efforts to limit foreign ownership of U.S. farmland have gained traction.
La mayoría está en manos de dueños estadounidenses. Se distribuyen entre doce nacionalidades.
Canadian company operating oil palm plantations in the DR Congo announces new round of share sales to its existing shareholders, including the UK's CDC Group and the African Agricultural Fund.
While the Law on how to sell and buy agricultural land prohibits foreigners from buying land in Moldova, then the Land Code does not provide such restrictions.
Harvard University has listed its large scale cropping aggregation at Hillston, New South Wales, Australia for sale
Harvard University has been grabbing lands from indigenous communities, cutting down forests, and depriving rural people of access to water around the world for years.
Grassroots International is supporting partners and allies in a global campaign to stop violent and illegal land grabs at their source: the massive financial investments of pension funds and college endowments.
An independent investigation by witnessradio.org indicates that the foreign-owned agribusiness company Agilis Partners wants to use the 2100 hectares to grow soybeans and other crops.
The Australian Government's long-awaited foreign ownership of water entitlement register reveals one in 10 water entitlements is foreign-owned at 10.4 per cent.