Welcome to one of the most exciting and critical asset classes in the investment world! Today, there are over 800 funds specialized in the food and ag sector, with AuM of $125 Billion. This equals to 20x more funds and 10x more AuM than 17 years ago, can you imagine that...?

#UkraineWar and Agriculture: The European Union reviews sustainable food plans as Ukraine war disrupts imports. ft.com/content/f99d78…

More SPACs target the food sector: bloombergquint.com/business/billi…

The war in Ukraine has put food systems, and their fragility, at the top of the global agenda. This has raised a dilemma between prioritizing food security vs. sustainability, but is it the right discussion? weforum.org/agenda/2022/04…

Amid record crop prices, interest to invest in farmland is also on the rise... #Farmland #RealAssets #NaturalCapital internationalbanker.com/brokerage/why-…

More on the growing interest in farmland: Prices for prime Midwest cropland climbed by up to a third in past year as world food prices hit records... ft.com/content/883c97…

Investing in #Plantbased proteins: The Danish Government is investing $100 million in plant-based fund Plantefonden to aid the plant-based sector in Denmark. veganfirst.com/article/danish…

Can #seaweed fix the food system? This global coalition thinks so... devex.com/news/can-seawe…

Good reading on the impact of the Ukraine war on food supply and food affordability... time.com/6166810/ukrain…

Investing in real assets & infrastructure? Don't miss our latest report, which presents 20 different investment areas in the broad food & agriculture space. valoral.com/wp-content/upl… #Agriculture #Food #RealAssets #Farmland #Infrastructure #NaturalCapital #ImpInv

Investing in #RegenerativeAg: AXA, Unilever, and Tikehau Capital announce their ambition to create an impact fund dedicated to investing in projects and companies supporting the regenerative agriculture transition. #NaturalCapital #Farming #AgTech #ImpInv unilever.com/news/press-and…

Energy & agriculture: The new OPEC Fund "Food Security Action Plan" will deploy $1 Billion to cover import costs of basic commodities such as seeds, grains and fertilizers, while supporting medium and long-term security of food supply in partner countries. zawya.com/en/life/food/t…

Virgin Money launches £200m agri-fund to help farmers reach net-zero by investing in low-carbon solutions like onsite renewables #AgTech #ClimateTech businessgreen.com/news/4050580/v…

Farmland investments go public: US #Farmland investment trust seeks to raise £200m in London IPO. #RealAssets #Agriculture realassets.ipe.com/news/us-farmla…

The war in Ukraine and the energy crisis in the Dutch vegetable sector: Up to 40% of vegetable growers are in financial distress amid skyrocketing gas prices... reuters.com/world/europe/n…

#Farming in Europe: Legumes, part of the #plantbased protein crops with growing demand as dairy and meat protein replacements, could see growing planting in the coming season as farmers opt for cheaper input costs... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The mood in Europe today: Not even food and agriculture investments can attract investors with the current market conditions... cityam.com/farmland-inves…

Investing in food & agriculture: ESG pressure on agrifood companies is mounting, and will not stop anytime soon... ft.com/content/cc3f4c…

Water and agriculture: California has just gone through the state’s driest three-year period on record: The state's irrigated farmland area shrank nearly 10% in 2022 compared with 2019 - the year prior to the drought. latimes.com/environment/st…?

Did you know that today there are a record 890 investment funds specialized in the global food & ag sector, with $140 Billion in AuM? Check out the infographic! valoral.com/wp-content/upl…