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09/09/2009 Agricultural investment firm opened RIYADH: As part of a major initiative launched by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to ensure food security, Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of an SR2 billion [US$ 530 million] agricultural investment firm, a unique publi... more 17/08/2009 Farmland investment – Next bubble or undervalued asset? Following the bull run in metals and oil, agricultural land prices are rocketing as big money pours into the sector. “You can’t make it. And, as the world gets bigger and bigger over a period of time, the pressure on land and l... more 16/06/2009 Betting the farm - As world population expands, the demand for arable land should soar. At least that`s what George Soros, Lord Rothschild, and other investors believe. (Fortune) -- On a sunny Friday morning, Shonda Warner and I are in her red Toyota pickup heading southwest on Highway 61 out of Clarksdale, Miss., on our way to see one of her farms. While her black standard poodle, Walter, naps in the back seat,... more 12/06/2009 Farmland investing: the quiet land grab is just beginning Commodities According to the Economist, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and China have been “quietly” buying up more than $20 billion of this asset. It’s not oil or natural gas assets though. And it’s... more 24/10/2008 Sell your house, buy a tractor and start farming, says Jim Rogers INTERNATIONAL. Legendary global investor Jim Rogers has spent a career being one step ahead of mainstream investment thinking. Amongst his many accomplishm... more |
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