Growth Green Agriculture – The Growing Green Investment Market

The “socially responsible” and green investment market has been growing exponentially over the last few years, making up over 11% of all assets under professional management. This should not come as a surprise, considering that more and more top CEOs and institutional investors are adopting a decision-making paradigm that requires social and environmental impacts to be carefully considered before money is lent or invested.

Growth Green Agriculture: Why Agricultural Investments?

Agricultural Investments, in particular investments in green, sustainable projects, are attracting a lot of interest lately. Here, Growth Green Agriculture takes a look at the reason why.

Growth Green Agriculture – Now is the time to go back to basics, with Agriculture Investments

At Growth Green Agriculture, we believe it’s time to go back to basics.

The financial crisis of the last two years has seen many investors lose out. The financial markets have not been reacting as they should and companies from start-ups to old established enterprises have seen their share prices suffer.

Growth Green Agriculture – Positive Outlook for Agricultural Investments

Agriculture businesses have been posting strong revenue and profit gains, and the long-term outlook is even brighter for industries involved in feeding a hungry and growing world.

Growth Green Agriculture - Food Security and Investing in Global Food Production

Over 900 million people experience the hardship that hunger imposes, a figure which continues to rise even amidst the riches of the 21st century. As world food prices scale new peaks, food insecurity and famine once again dominate humanitarian headlines. Engulfed within a vortex of population growth, economic instability and climate change, food security presents a formidable challenge for national and global governance.

China's corn rush to redraw global food landscape

When China abandoned its soybean self-sufficiency quest almost 20 years ago and started importing the oilseed feeding its hunger for livestock, it transformed the industry. Today, it's poised to do the same for corn.

The world's most populous nation is expected to triple corn purchases next crop year and, by its own admission, become a significant importer by 2015, putting more strain on global food supplies at a time when inflation is gnawing away at economic growth and the population nears seven billion.

Growth Green Agriculture - The Global Food Security Debate

WHAT should the role of farmers be in feeding the world? 
As the world’s population bulges, while its resources become scarcer and the threat of climate change looms ever larger over its future, the food security question is dividing scientists, farmers and politicians.