Navigating Rising Inflation and Interest Rates with Agricultural Investments
By Weiyi Zhang, Ph.D., Senior Agricultural Economist, Manulife Investment Management A blast from the past—or is it? -- Inflationary pressures are expected to weigh on farmers’ financial profitability, but commodity prices remain at historically high levels. -- Farmland can demonstrate stable and resilient return performance throu
Read moreWhere The Rubber Meets The Road: The Challenges and Opportunities of a Large Scale Irrigation Development Project in Zimbabwe – Part II
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC Introduction In Part I of our case study [see GAI News December 14, 2021], we addressed some macro level topics pertaining to the sub-Saharan part of the African continent, and at the national level for Zimbabwe. They included the following items: ~Large amounts of uncultivated, arable land.
Read moreThe Investigation of Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Organic Soybean Meal from India
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Oilseed & Grain Media At the seventh annual Organic & Non-GMO Forum, held in Minneapolis December 1-2, Dan Ujczo, an attorney leading the Organic Soybean Processors of America (OSPA) case at the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce, spoke to the anti-dumping and counterv
Read moreAn Irrigation Development Project In Zimbabwe—A Case Study: Part I
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners LLC The backdrop for this case study is an understanding of the past and present elements of agriculture in many of the countries in sub Saharan Africa. This region offers agricultural opportunities with scale and favorable economics, which have become more difficult to find in other parts of the world.
Read moreWomen in Agribusiness Summit Takeaway: Sustainability and Climate Change
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media (NOTE: This article was originally published in our sister news, Women in Agribusiness Today blog.) Sustainability and climate change -- the buzzwords of not just the agriculture industry, but of every business near and far. There is a global concern, a global initiative, a glo
Read moreInsight: Investing in Regenerative Orchard Crops in Iberia
By Paul McMahon, Managing Partner, SLM Partners Paul McMahon will be a featured speaker at GAI Europe, 6-7 December, London UK. Click here to learn more and register. Introduction Spain and Portugal have emerged as a new destination for investors seeking to deploy capital into orchard crops such as tree nuts and olives. A number o
Read moreContributed Content: Three Ways That Climate Change is Disrupting Traditional Ag Investing
By Himanshu Gupta, CEO of ClimateAi Climate change is what we call the new “über-variable” that will shape investors’ risks and returns more than any other variable over the coming years and decades. Currently, traditional portfolio investing relies on making decisions that balance risk and reliability — at the right time. How
Read more15 Minutes With… Shely Aronov, CEO and Cofounder of InnerPlant
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media It may be a novel idea to some, but scientists (and farmers alike) have been listening and talking to plants for decades now, trying to decipher the best way to keep them healthy and growing. And now, a select group of 60 farmers has taken the plunge to join InnerCircle – the brainc
Read more15 Minutes With… Krysta Harden, U.S. Dairy Export Council
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media (NOTE: This article was originally published in our sister news, Women in Agribusiness Today blog.) Krysta Harden has long been a trailblazer for women in ag, having spent decades advocating for women’s place in the sector, all the while working her way up and across the indus
Read moreExclusive: DBJ Bringing Awareness and Capital to Ag Investing in Japan
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Recent activity by the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) reflects how the bank continues to break ground as an investor. Within the span of two weeks in September, DBJ began fostering a shift in Japan’s investment landscape through its commitment to the TIR Europe Forestry Fund II, and became
Read more