Reap what you sow: Why there's money in farmland

Farmland is an ‘alternative’ investment that has become increasingly attractive of late. However, despite its recent strong performance, to many investors it is a poorly understood asset class. There are many reasons why a form of farmland should feature in portfolios, most notably, the dramatic rise in world food prices, coupled with the availability of land decreasing through urbanisation, leading to rising farmland values. With a growing world population, rising consumer culture in the east and search for clean energy sources, experts are predicting that this trend is set to continue....