Agriculture As An Alternative Investment

Author : Stefano Gatti,Carlo Chiarella,Vitaliano Fiorillo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031279188

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Agriculture as an Alternative Investment by Stefano Gatti,Carlo Chiarella,Vitaliano Fiorillo Pdf

Under the pressure of climate and social changes, agriculture is called to play a fundamental role in the world food challenge of the next few decades. A severe reduction of arable land and water scarcity combined with a growing food demand, changes in the dietary preferences in many countries and, more recently, a growing threat to food security and logistics from supply chains interruptions and global trade fragmentation, all require the implementation of processes, techniques, and innovations able to increase productivity and make a better use of scarce resources. Against this backdrop, a growing number of investors and asset managers have started looking at agriculture as an interesting investment theme to exploit the long-term strategic opportunities emerging from technological innovation and social changes. The industry is undergoing a process of transformation driven, on the one hand, by the emergence of new data and technologies that promise enhancing process efficiency and improve yields and, on the other hand, by an increased attention on the GHG emissions of agricultural processes and the impact of farmland on climate change, water and land scarcity. All these factors call for a radical rethinking of many agriculture business models. This book provides a detailed overview and analysis of those new technologies with the greatest potential to disrupt agriculture products and processes by improving productivity and the management of food loss and waste, making a more efficient and sustainable use of resources and enhancing food security. Then, it discusses the implications for investors and asset managers, starting with an assessment of the status quo of agriculture investing and providing a thorough description of the agriculture asset class with an emphasis on its distinctive characteristics and the innovations in the technological processes used in agriculture and farming with the greatest potential to obtain long-term sustainable returns.

Author : Arthur Joseph Walrath,William Lloyd Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Investments
ISBN : UIUC:30112019248555

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The Evaluation of Investment Opportunities by Arthur Joseph Walrath,William Lloyd Gibson Pdf

Author : Arthur Joseph Walrath
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OSU:32435031273709

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Evaluation of Investment Opportunities by Arthur Joseph Walrath Pdf

Set includes revised editions of some issues.

Author : Lorenzo Cotula,Rebeca Leonard
Publisher : IIED
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9781843697862

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Alternatives to Land Acquisitions by Lorenzo Cotula,Rebeca Leonard Pdf

Abstract: Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in private-sector investment in agriculture. Some have welcomed this trend as a bearer of new livelihood opportunities in lower and middle-income countries. Others have raised concerns about the possible social impacts, including loss of local rights to land, water and other natural resources; threats to local food security; and, more generally, the risk that large-scale investments may marginalise family farmers. The recent debates about 201Cland grabbing201D - whereby investors acquire large areas of land in lower- and middle-income countries - illustrate these trends and positions. There is great demand for insights on how to structure agricultural investments in ways that leave land and share value with local farmers and communities. And in many parts of the world, there is growing experience with models for structuring agricultural investments other than large-scale land acquisitions

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789251300619

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Agricultural investment funds for development by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This review identifies a broad range of funds targeting agriculture in developing and transitioning countries. It classifies them according to geographic distribution, capital, shareholder and investor base, investment instruments, and financial performance, among other criteria.

Author : Raouf, Mariam,Kassim, Yumna,Kurdi, Sikandra,Mogues, Tewodaj,Mahmoud, Mai,Randriamamonjy, Josée,Thurlow, James,Wiebelt, Manfred,Breisinger, Clemens
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The (Arab) Agricultural Investment for Development Analyzer (AIDA): An innovative tool for evidence-based planning by Raouf, Mariam,Kassim, Yumna,Kurdi, Sikandra,Mogues, Tewodaj,Mahmoud, Mai,Randriamamonjy, Josée,Thurlow, James,Wiebelt, Manfred,Breisinger, Clemens Pdf

This paper describes an innovative agricultural and rural economic planning tool that will help governments and analysts in the design of agricultural investment plans: the (Arab) Agricultural Investment for Development Analyzer (AIDA). A policy challenge for all governments, including those in the Middle East and North Africa, is determining the appropriate allocation and quality of public spending to foster agricultural and rural economic growth, employment creation, and poverty reduction. The AIDA economic planning toolkit has been built using an economy-wide and minimalistic investment data approach to assist governments in meeting this planning challenge. Centered on the use of economy-wide Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models, it allows for a comprehensive planning approach to ensure that the level and allocation of investment in the agriculture and rural sectors is sufficient for achieving desired targeted outcomes. It does this by linking agricultural and rural spending to economic growth, job creation, and household poverty, given resource and market constraints, as well as considering trade-offs and opportunity costs associated with different investment options. Such a holistic system approach enables the ranking of possible interventions and allocations of public funds amid possible changes in public policy to help in designing national agriculture plans and targets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112046854334

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Agricultural Research and Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : Davis, K., Gammelgaard, J., Preissing, J., Gilbert, R., Ngwenya, H.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251350966

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Investing in farmers: Agriculture human capital investment strategies by Davis, K., Gammelgaard, J., Preissing, J., Gilbert, R., Ngwenya, H. Pdf

Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems. A global study carried out by the FAO Investment Centre and the International Food Policy Research Institute, with support from the CGIAR Research Programme on Policies, Institutions and Markets and the FAO Research and Extension Unit, looks at agriculture human capital investments, from recent trends to promising initiatives in Cameroon, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru, Rwanda and the United States of America. It also includes 11 shorter case studies, ranging from pastoralist training centres to the inclusion of indigenous communities. The global study aims to provide governments, international financing institutions, the private sector and other partners with the evidence and analysis needed to make more and better investments in agriculture human capital. This publication is part of the Directions in Investment series under the FAO Investment Centre's Knowledge for Investment (K4I) programme.

Author : Bill Vorley,Lorenzo Cotula,Man-Kwun Chan
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9781780772288

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Tipping the Balance: Policies to shape agricultural investments and markets in favour of small-scale farmers by Bill Vorley,Lorenzo Cotula,Man-Kwun Chan Pdf

Author : Dorosh, Paul,Thurlow, James,Kebede, Frehiwot Worku,Ferede, Tadele,Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Structural change and poverty reduction in Ethiopia: Economy-wide analysis of the evolving role of agriculture by Dorosh, Paul,Thurlow, James,Kebede, Frehiwot Worku,Ferede, Tadele,Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Pdf

This paper explores these issues for Ethiopia utilizing an economy-wide computable general equilibrium (CGE) model based on a detailed social accounting matrix (SAM). We present the results of four alternative investment scenarios -- faster investment in i) cities; ii) crop agriculture; iii) the rural non-farm sector and agro-industry; and iv) livestock. The simulations suggest that investments in cities generate faster economic growth and structural transformation. However, given the large share of the population with incomes linked to agriculture and the rural economy, investments in the rural economy are likely to continue to be more pro-poor than urban public investments through the mid-2020s. After the mid-2020s, investments in cities become more pro-poor. In short, though rapid economic growth and structural transformation have diminished the relative importance of the agricultural sector in Ethiopia’s economy, continued public investments in agriculture and the broader agri-food system remain crucial for equity and poverty alleviation in Ethiopia, as well as for reducing food import dependency.

Author : Sánchez, M.V., Cicowiez, M., Ortega, A.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251350676

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Productive public investment in agriculture for economic recovery with rural well-being: an analysis of prospective scenarios for Mexico by Sánchez, M.V., Cicowiez, M., Ortega, A. Pdf

Mexico's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted unprecedentedly as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. While the primary sector has relatively been the most resilient, the agriculture sector lacks sufficiently strong productive dynamism and has high rates of informal work and low wages. Investing more in the sector's productive infrastructure would help accelerate economic recovery while improving people’s well-being. A public investment policy should be developed on the basis of evidence, such as that provided in this study. In 21 prospective scenarios that simulate the allocation of additional public investment in productive infrastructure across subsectors of agriculture, equivalent to 0.25 percent of GDP (around MXN 50 billion) between 2021 and 2023, there is an improvement in total and agrifood GDP, and in the well-being of the Mexican people, as measured by private consumption and rural poverty reduction. However, it is recommended that new investment be focused on certain subsectors and that it be financed through foreign borrowing. According to a ranking of subsectors that receive new investment, the sugar cane subsector ranks first in three of the four variables considered (private consumption, total GDP, agrifood GDP and rural poverty). Cereals, mainly maize, but also others (rice, sorghum, oats, barley and other cereals), and the more export-oriented crops, such as flowers and coffee, also appear at the top of the ranking.

Author : Donald R. Chambers,Keith H. Black,Nelson J. Lacey
Publisher : CFA Institute Research Foundation
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781944960384

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Alternative Investments: A Primer for Investment Professionals by Donald R. Chambers,Keith H. Black,Nelson J. Lacey Pdf

Alternative Investments: A Primer for Investment Professionals provides an overview of alternative investments for institutional asset allocators and other overseers of portfolios containing both traditional and alternative assets. It is designed for those with substantial experience regarding traditional investments in stocks and bonds but limited familiarity regarding alternative assets, alternative strategies, and alternative portfolio management. The primer categorizes alternative assets into four groups: hedge funds, real assets, private equity, and structured products/derivatives. Real assets include vacant land, farmland, timber, infrastructure, intellectual property, commodities, and private real estate. For each group, the primer provides essential information about the characteristics, challenges, and purposes of these institutional-quality alternative assets in the context of a well-diversified institutional portfolio. Other topics addressed by this primer include tail risk, due diligence of the investment process and operations, measurement and management of risks and returns, setting return expectations, and portfolio construction. The primer concludes with a chapter on the case for investing in alternatives.

Author : Sulser, Timothy,Wiebe, Keith D.,Dunston, Shahnila,Cenacchi, Nicola,Nin-Pratt, Alejandro,Mason-D’Croz, Daniel,Robertson, Richard D.,Willenbockel, Dirk,Rosegrant, Mark W.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Climate change and hunger: Estimating costs of adaptation in the agrifood system by Sulser, Timothy,Wiebe, Keith D.,Dunston, Shahnila,Cenacchi, Nicola,Nin-Pratt, Alejandro,Mason-D’Croz, Daniel,Robertson, Richard D.,Willenbockel, Dirk,Rosegrant, Mark W. Pdf

This report assesses the cost of adaptation to climate change across a range of future climate scenarios and investment options. We focus on offsetting climate change impacts on hunger through investment in agricultural research, water management, and rural infrastructure in developing countries. We link climate, crop, water, and economic models to (1) analyze scenarios of future change in the agriculture sector to 2050 and (2) assess trade-offs for these investments across key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for poverty, hunger, and water. Our reference projections show that climate change slows progress toward eliminating hunger, with an additional 78 million people facing chronic hunger in 2050 relative to a no-climate-change future, over half of them in Africa south of the Sahara. Increased investments can offset these impacts. Achieving this would require that annual investment in international agricultural research increase from US$1.62 billion to US$2.77 billion per year between 2015 and 2050. Additional water and infrastructure investments are estimated to be more expensive than agricultural R&D at about US$12.7 billion and US$10.8 billion per year, respectively, but these address key gaps to support transformation toward food system resiliency. Findings on ranges of costs and trade-offs and complementarities across SDGs will help policymakers make better-informed choices between alternative investment strategies.

Author : Pascal Liu
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822040867111

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Trends and Impacts of Foreign Investment in Developing Country Agriculture by Pascal Liu Pdf

Substantial increases in agricultural investments in developing countries are needed to combat poverty and realize food security and nutrition goals. There is evidence that agricultural investments can generate a wide range of developmental benefits, but these benefits cannot be expected to arise automatically and some forms of large-scale investment carry risks for host countries. Although there has been much debate about the potential benefits and risks of international investment, there is no systematic evidence on the actual impacts on the host country and their determinants. In order to acquire an in-depth understanding of potential benefits, constraints and costs of foreign investment in agriculture and of the business models that are more conducive to development, FAO has undertaken research in developing countries.This publication summarizes the results of this research, in particular through the presentation of the main findings of case studies in nine developing countries. It presents case studies on policies to attract foreign investment in agriculture and their impacts on national economic development in selected countries in Africa, Asian and Latin America.

Author : James Price Gittinger
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039200360

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Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects by James Price Gittinger Pdf

The project concept. Projects, the cutting edge of development. Plans and projects. Advanteges of the project format. Aspects of project preparation and analysis. The project cycle. Accuracy of agricultural project analyses. Why agricultural project analyses prove wrong. Steps in project analysis. Identifying project costs and benefits. Objectives, costs, and benefits. Direct transfer payments. Costs of agricultural projects. Tangible benefits of agricultural projects. Secondary costs and benefits. Intangible costs and benefits. Financial aspects of project analysis. Pricing project costs and benefits. Prices reflect value. Finding market prices. Predictin future prices. Prices for internationally traded commodities. Financial export and import parity prices.Farm investment analysis. Objectives of financial analysis. Preparing the farm investment analysis. Elements of farm invewstment analysis. Net benefit increase. Unit activity budgets. Computing debt service. Financial analysis of processing industries. Balance sheet. Sources-and-uses-of-funds statement. Financial ratios. Financial rate of return. Analyzing project effects on government receipts and expenditures. Economic aspects of project analysis. Determining economic values. Aggregating project accounts. Measures of project worth. Comparing project costs and benefits. Applying discounted measures of project worth. Sensitivity analysis (treatment of uncertainty). Switching value. Choosing among mutually exclusive alternatives.