Hedgies Discover a New Asset Class - Farmland

Fuente: http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&date=20100909&archive=nlk&slug=00015994

Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who sprang to fame with his bets against the US mortgage market is investing in farmable land, small technology companies and gold. Burry believes that "agriculture land -- productive agricultural land with water on site -- will be very valuable in the future ... I've put a good amount of money into that."

BlackRock ve oportunidades de inversión en el sector agrícola

Fuente: http://www.expansion.com/2010/08/09/mercados/1281353355.html

El aumento de la población mundial, la creciente prosperidad, la demanda de biocombustibles y las limitaciones de la oferta proporcionarán un importante crecimiento a la agricultura y sus sectores auxiliares en el largo plazo, según BlackRock.

Is agriculture the next big investment thing?

Fuente: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/24/agriculture-next-big-investment

As the world's population expands, China switches from rice to meat, and biofuel growth looks set to rocket, City experts think agriculture is the best place to make money in the next decade

Why Investors Are Planting Their Assets in Agriculture

Fuente: http://seekingalpha.com/article/215354-why-investors-are-planting-their-assets-in-agriculture

The long-term fundamentals looks rather promising for agribusiness, along with related agriculture ETFs that tracks the sector. The human population is still expanding and demand for high-protein sustenance is increasing from a growing middle class in the emerging markets.

El futuro de los biocombustibles está en una extraña planta: la jatropha

Fuente: http://www.eleconomista.es/materias-primas/noticias/2329891/07/10/El-futuro-de-los-biocombustibles-esta-en-una-extrana-planta-la-jatropha.html

Las organizaciones de Naciones Unidas FAO y el FIDA apuestan por el potencial de la producci&oacute;n de la Jatropha curcas, conocida tambi&eacute;n como ricino de Am&eacute;rica, para producir biocombustible y beneficiar a los agricultores pobres. Con esta planta son todo ventajas: no se usa para alimentaci&oacute;n, produce una energ&iacute;a menos contaminante y crece en terrenos &aacute;ridos y degradados. <br />

Is it the right time to invest in agricultural markets?

Fuente: http://www.aginvestconference.com/opportunitiesrevealed.shtml

FC Business Intelligence caught up with Adam Oliver, Director, Brown & Co., to find out find out what he thinks about agricultural markets right now.

Food prices to rise by up to 40% over next decade, UN report warns

Fuente: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jun/15/food-prices-rise-un-report

Katie Allen guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 June 2010 13.02 BST Article history Growing demand from emerging markets and for biofuel production will send prices soaring, according to the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation

Removiendo nuestro agro

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Europa se enfrenta en los pr&oacute;ximos a&ntilde;os a una serie de desaf&iacute;os relacionados con la seguridad y la calidad de la agroalimentaci&oacute;n, con la biodiversidad y el mantenimiento de los recursos naturales, con el estudio del cambio clim&aacute;tico, con las energ&iacute;as renovables, con la gesti&oacute;n del agua, con el desarrollo de los biocombustibles, con el avance integrado end&oacute;geno y sostenible del medio rural...

Agriculture: a growing investment

Fuente: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e656b546-2e08-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.html

...its central importance to society, agriculture is a sector that has long been misunderstood...change. &quot;It is amazing how much agriculture has been overlooked,&quot; says Bruce Kahn, director and senior investment analyst at DB Climate Change Advisors...local and regional differences in agriculture.&rdquo; Ruud Nijs, head of corporate... By Mike Scott