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s )NFORMATIVE SESSIONS MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR REAL ASSETS INVESTMENTS IN GLOBAL MARKETS s )NTRODUCTION TO THOUGHT LEADERS IN FARM AND FUND MANAGEMENT WHO ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF SCARCITY DRIVEN INVESTMENT THEMES s %XPOSURE TO DEAL mOW AND DIVERSIlED STRATEGIES IN THE AG SPACE
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s !CCESS TO THE WORLD S LARGEST ASSEMBLY OF INVESTORS WITH AN INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE AS AN ASSET CLASS s )NSIGHT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW IDEAS AND POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS s 3UCCESS STORIES AND RISK STUDIES FROM COLLEAGUES ACTIVE IN THE SECTOR
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s ! DEDICATED MEETING WHERE THE lNANCE AND AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRIES CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER HOW BEST TO APPROACH THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEXT YEARS s %DUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOCUSED ON THE GROWTH OF THE SECTOR AND GLOBAL PRICE PREDICTIONS s 0OTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH PRIVATE CAPITAL INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS MAJOR AGRIBUSINESS PLAYERS
s 6ET INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN REGIONAL FARMLAND ACROSS ALL MAJOR GLOBAL MARKETS s %XPLORE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE !SIAN LANDSCAPE s !NALYZE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR PALM OIL )NVESTMENTS s 5NDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF LIQUID STRATEGIES IN SOFT COMMODITIES AND AGRIBUSINESS PUBLIC EQUITIES s (EAR COMPELLING AG PRIVATE EQUITY STRATEGIES AND PINPOINT SOURCES FOR DEAL mOW s $ISCOVER REGIONAL RISK AND RETURN PROlLES s ,EARN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE )NVESTOR
What’s New at GAI Asia 2012? s Ag Manager Showcase !G '0S WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THEIR FUND OR STRATEGY AND IMPRESS THE ALLOCATORS IN THIS QUICKlRE SHOWCASE s Concurrent Track Sessions INCLUDING 0ROTEIN 0LAYS $AIRY ,IVESTOCK !QUACULTURE 7ATER )NNOVATION 6ENTURE #APITAL 3TRATEGIES IN !G )NNOVATIONS 7ATER AS AN %MERGING !SSET #LASS &ARMLAND IN THE !MERICAS AND %MERGING -ARKETS &ARMLAND s Keynote Address FROM INVESTMENT EXPERT BESTSELLING AUTHOR 3INGAPORE LOCAL Jim Rogers s Topic-Driven Roundtable Discussions .ETWORKING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS EXPLORING ISSUES OF 2ISK )NTERNATIONAL ,AW 4RADE 2EGULATIONS 4AX )SSUES $UE $ILIGENCE -ANAGER 3ELECTION #ROP 3PECIlC /PPORTUNITIES AND -ORE
What Sets Global AgInvesting Apart? Since its inception in 2009, Global AgInvesting (GAI) has BEEN THE PREMIER AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE SERIES ATTRACTING OVER ATTENDEES WORLDWIDE "UILDING ON THE success and popularity of these industry-leading events, GAI now hosts four international conferences annually, and HAS LAUNCHED A ROBUST 2ESEARCH )NSIGHT PLATFORM ON THE NEW WWW GLOBALAGINVESTING COM '!) NOW OFFERS ACCESS TO AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF AG INVESTMENT STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE DAILY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF UP TO THE MINUTE NEWS research papers, editorials, executive interviews, and THE lRST COMPREHENSIVE DIRECTORY OF INVESTORS MANAGERS operators, and service providers involved in global AGRICULTURE INVESTING '!) #ONFERENCES AND 2ESEARCH Insight are produced by HighQuest Partners, a top strategy #ONSULTANT TO COMPANIES IN THE GLOBAL FOOD AGRIBUSINESS AND BIOFUELS SECTORS
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Pre-Conference Seminar: Short Course in Ag Fundamentals (Additional Registration Required) &OR INVESTORS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPELLING FUNDAMENTALS DRIVING THE AG SECTOR (EAR FROM LEADING ANALYSTS ACADEMICS AND ECONOMISTS Jim Rogers, 2EGISTRATION #HECK )N FOR 3HORT #OURSE !TTENDEES Investment Expert and Author !GRICULTURE AS AN %MERGING !SSET #LASS *IM 2OGERS IS AN AUTHOR lNANCIAL COMMENTATOR ADVENTURER AND .AVIGATING 2ISK IN !G )NVESTMENT /PPORTUNITIES SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR #OFFEE "REAK He has been frequently featured in Time, The Washington Post, The 4HE 2OLE OF 7ATER 2ESOURCES IN &ARMLAND 6ALUATIONS New York Times, Barron’s, Forbes, Fortune, 3HORT #OURSE 1UESTION !NSWER 3ESSION 7ITH Jim Rogers The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, UR THREE EXPERTS ALONG WITH INVESTOR AND AUTHOR *IM 2OGERS / WILL HOLD A JOINT 1 ! ALLOWING FOR DISCUSSION AMONG THE LECTURERS AS WELL AS WITH THE AUDIENCE
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T h e P r e m i e r A g r i c u lt u r e I n v e s t i n g C on f e r e n c e S e r i e s Wednesday, September 26 | Main Conference Day One
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Opening Remarks – Agriculture Investment Landscape s 7HAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE AS AN ASSET CLASS AND WHAT HAVE BEEN THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR s (OW SHOULD INVESTORS THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT EXPOSURES BOTH LIQUID AND ILLIQUID WHEN DEVELOPING THEIR AGRICULTURE PORTFOLIO s 7HAT ARE THE CHOICES AND WHAT ARE THE ASSOCIATED RISK RETURN TRADEOFFS THEY MUST CONSIDER
End Investor Perspectives on Agriculture Investing
PANEL OF LEADING GLOBAL INSTITUTIONAL AND FAMILY OFlCE INVESTORS ! IN THE AG SPACE WILL DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THIS EMERGING ASSET CLASS s 7HAT IS THE ROLE OF AG WITHIN THEIR BROADER PORTFOLIO s 7HAT WAS THE RESEARCH PROCESS USED BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION TO INVEST IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR s (OW MUCH WEIGHT IS PLACED ON LIQUID VS ILLIQUID VEHICLES IN THE AG SPACE s (OW DOES FARMLAND RESEMBLE TIMBER (OW DOES IT DIFFER s (OW SHOULD ONE IDENTIFY AND SELECT MANAGERS (OW DOES ONE PERFORM DUE DILIGENCE ON A FARM MANAGER
Keynote Address: Jim Rogers Bestselling Author: “Investment Biker,” ”Adventure Capitalist” & “A Bull in China”
.ETWORKING #OFFEE "REAK Agricultural Investment Opportunities in Asia
GRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN !SIA EMPLOYS A LARGE NUMBER OF ! SMALLHOLDER FARMERS OPERATING IN A BROAD RANGE OF CLIMATIC ZONES FROM TEMPERATE TO TROPICAL &ARMERS IN #HINA )NDIA 4HAILAND ,AOS #AMBODIA AND 6IETNAM PRODUCE A WIDER VARIETY OF CROPS AND EMPLOY MORE DIFFERENTIATED ANIMAL PROTEIN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS COMPARED TO OTHER REGIONS IN THE WORLD 6ARIOUS COUNTRIES IN !SIA OFFER GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR INVESTORS %QUALLY IMPORTANT DEMAND IN !SIA FOR TROPICAL OILS OILSEED PRODUCTS GRAINS AND ANIMAL PROTEIN INCLUDING AQUACULTURE IS A PRINCIPAL DRIVER OF GLOBAL DEMAND IN THE AG SECTOR /UR PANELISTS WILL HIGHLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT ACROSS THE REGION INCLUDING FARMLAND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAYS AND VALUE ADDED DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING SITUATIONS s 7HICH COUNTRIES PRESENT ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF RISKS POLITICAL SOCIAL lNANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL s (OW DO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN !SIAN AGRICULTURE DIFFER FROM THOSE IN OTHER REGIONS s 7HAT ARE THE KEY DRIVERS FOR GROWTH IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN !SIA s (OW DO DEALS GET CONSUMMATED IN !SIA AND HOW DOES THIS DIFFER FROM OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD Farmland Opportunities in Australia & New Zealand
'IVEN THEIR LOCATION IN TEMPERATE GROWING ZONES AND THEIR GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO FAST GROWING MARKETS IN !SIA PARTICULARLY #HINA AND )NDIA !USTRALIA AND .EW :EALAND ARE WELL POSITIONED TO COMPETE WITH OTHER MAJOR PRODUCTION REGIONS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR OILSEEDS GRAINS AND ANIMAL PROTEIN THROUGHOUT !SIA )N ADDITION PRODUCERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN DOWNSTREAM
ACTIVITIES OPERATE ON THE SAME SCALE AND LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION AS COMPETITORS IN OTHER MAJOR EXPORTERS E G THE 5 3 "RAZIL AND !RGENTINA ! NUMBER OF FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN OPERATING IN THE REGION HAVE RECENTLY RAISED NEW ROUNDS OF lNANCING TO INVEST IN THE SECTOR s 7HERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE SUSTAINABLE MARGINS IN THE VALUE CHAIN IN BOTH MARKETS PARTICULARLY REGARDING GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION s 7HY SHOULD BOTH !USTRALIA AND .EW :EALAND BE REPRESENTED IN A DIVERSIlED AG PORTFOLIO s 7HAT TYPES OF INVESTMENT VEHICLES PROVIDE ATTRACTIVE OPTIONS FOR EXPOSURE TO THE AG SECTOR IN BOTH COUNTRIES s 7ITH ALL OF THE PUSHBACK IN THE LOCAL MEDIA REGARDING FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE THERE ADDITIONAL RISKS TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS REGION .ETWORKING ,UNCH Ag Private Equity
ITHIN THE ILLIQUID AG INVESTMENT MODELS MUCH OF THE FOCUS IS 7 ON FARMLAND AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE 'AIN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE FROM PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGERS WHOSE STRATEGIES FOCUS ON VARIOUS DOWNSTREAM ACTIVITIES ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN INCLUDING PROCESSING STORAGE TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND MORE REPRESENTING AG EXPOSURE WITH VERY DIFFERENT RISK AND RETURN PROlLES s 7HAT ARE THE MOST COMPELLING PRIVATE EQUITY PLAYS WITHIN AGRICULTURE AND ITS SURROUNDING THEMES s 7HAT IS THE TYPICAL DEAL SIZE AND RETURN EXPECTATION FOR THESE STRATEGIES s (OW DO SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES COMPARE TO PURE PLAYS IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION s (OW DOES AG PRIVATE EQUITY COMPARE TO DIRECT INVESTMENTS FARMLAND FUNDS VENTURE CAPITAL AND AG PUBLIC EQUITIES FOR THE END INVESTOR IN TERMS OF RISKS AND RETURNS .ETWORKING #OFFEE "REAK CONCURRENT SESSIONS
TRACK A - Water & Innovations Water Investment Opportunities
$EMAND FOR WATER IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS WITH SOME ANALYSTS PUTTING THE NEED FOR WORLDWIDE WATER INVESTMENT AT OVER BILLION WITHIN THE NEXT DECADE 7ITHOUT RAPID MARKET PENETRATION A SIMPLE TRADING SCHEME OR EVEN A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL WATER RIGHTS WATER POSES A REAL CHALLENGE TO INVESTORS WHO VIEW IT CLEARLY AS AN OPPORTUNITY WHILE LACKING AN OBVIOUS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY s 7HAT ARE THE REAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER NOW s 7HAT ARE THE FRICTION POINTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE WATER CAN BE CONSIDERED A LEGITIMATE STAND ALONE ASSET CLASS s 7ATER AS PART OF THE AG PORTFOLIO HOW DOES WATER AFFECT FARMLAND VALUATIONS AND HOW WILL THAT CHANGE AS THE RESOURCE BECOMES MORE SCARCE s 7HAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER RIGHTS TRADING s (OW DOES WATER RESEMBLE AND DIFFER FROM THE REST OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES PORTFOLIO s 7HAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SUCCESSES OF DIFFERENT WATER STRATEGIES INCLUDING 6# 0% WATER %4&S WATER FOR ENERGY AND WATER UTILITY EQUITIES
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T h e P r e m i e r A g r i c u lt u r e I n v e s t i n g C on f e r e n c e S e r i e s s 7HY IS AN ATTRACTIVE TIME TO ALLOCATE CAPITAL TO DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK s 7HAT DIFFERENT OPERATING MODELS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO REALIZE ATTRACTIVE RETURNS FOR INVESTORS s 7HICH TYPES OF PRODUCTION AND REGIONS OF THE WORLD PRESENT ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE PRODUCTS s 7HAT ADDITIONAL ISSUES SHOULD INVESTORS CONSIDER WHEN REVIEWING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK
Ag Venture Capital & Opportunities in AgTech
!S INVESTORS AT EVERY LEVEL ARE CONSIDERING SCARCITY DRIVEN INVESTMENTS VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS ARE EYEING AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AS A WAY FORWARD FROM SOME OF THE DISAPPOINTMENTS FROM CLEANTECH IN THE PAST DECADE 3AVVY INVESTORS ARE LOOKING FOR )0 IN PRECISION TECHNOLOGY SOIL MONITORING SEED TRAIT GENETICS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS CROP PROTECTION AND MORE s (OW CAN VENTURE CAPITALISTS ACCESS AGRICULTURE AS AN ASSET CLASS s 7HAT ARE THE NEEDS OF FARMERS LOOKING AT NEW TECH TO IMPROVE EFlCIENCIES AND INCREASE REVENUES s 7ITH MAJOR AGRIBUSINESSES FORMING THEIR OWN VENTURE INVESTMENT ARMS DO MAINSTREAM 6#S STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING IN ON THE GROUND mOOR OF A TRULY DISRUPTIVE AG TECHNOLOGY s 7HAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR AGTECH DEAL mOW s (OW CAN THE MOST DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES BE MADE AFFORDABLE FOR THE FARMER s (OW DOES THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS DIFFER BETWEEN AGTECH AND CLEANTECH s 7ILL ACQUISITIONS BY MAJOR AGRIBUSINESS BE THE GO TO EXIT
OR WILL )0/S STILL PLAY A ROLE s 7ITH SO FEW SUCCESS STORIES TO REFERENCE WILL TREPIDATION TRUMP TEMERITY
TRACK B - Protein Plays n Aquaculture & Global Fisheries
4HE WORLD S WILD lSH STOCKS ARE DEPLETING DUE TO ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL OVER lSHING 7ILD CATCH lSHERIES WILL HAVE TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH INCREASED GLOBAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION TO SATISFY THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ANIMAL PROTEIN PARTICULARLY lSH PROTEIN IN !SIA &ROM GENETICALLY MODIlED SALMON TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THIS NASCENT INDUSTRY FACES HURDLES INCLUDING PUBLIC PERCEPTION RISKS AS WELL AS SAFETY AND TRACEABILITY ISSUES "UT WITH THESE CHALLENGES COME LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES PROCESSES HABITATS AND FEED s (OW ARE INVESTORS LOOKING AT THIS SPACE AND WHERE ARE THE MOST IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITIES s 7HAT ARE THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR lSHMEAL REPLACEMENT s 7HAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WITH LARGE SCALE AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS AND HOW ARE THESE BEING ADDRESSED s 7ILD #ATCH OR !QUACULTURE 7HICH PROVIDES THE MOST COMPELLING IMMEDIATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY s (OW CAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INCLUDE AQUACULTURE IN THE OVERALL PORTFOLIO s 7HERE IN THE WORLD ARE THE BEST RISK RETURN PROlLES FOR AQUACULTURE AND SEAFOOD n Opportunities in Dairy & Livestock
7HILE MUCH OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC AND MEDIA PERCEPTION OF AG INVESTING CENTERS ON FARMLAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVOLVED IN MAJOR COMMODITY CROP PRODUCTION ACTIVE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS HAVE BEEN lNANCING ANIMAL PROTEIN PRODUCTION FOR MANY YEARS 7ITH INCREASING DEMAND FOR MORE VARIED DIETS ACROSS THE DEVELOPED WORLD AND THE DRAMATIC SHIFT FROM GRAIN BASED DIETS TO ANIMAL PROTEIN CONSUMPTION OCCURRING IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTING IN THESE AG SUB SECTORS ARE INCREASING AND ATTRACTING SIGNIlCANT LEVELS OF INVESTMENT CAPITAL s 7HAT ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERS THAT ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT IN THESE SECTORS
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Thursday, September 27 | Main Conference Day Two
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Ag Manager Showcase )NDIVIDUAL FUND MANAGERS WILL PRESENT AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN A QUICK lRE SHOWCASE
CONCURRENT SESSIONS TRACK A - Emerging Markets Farmland
African Farmland Opportunities
!FRICA WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR A SIZABLE PERCENTAGE OF THE GLOBE S RESERVES OF POTENTIAL RAIN FED CROPLAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A BREADBASKET SUPPLYING BOTH DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT MARKETS 0RODUCTION SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT ARE JUST BEGINNING TO ADOPT MODERN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND LACK ACCESS TO CROP VARIETIES OPTIMIZED FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS EFlCIENT PROCESSING FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS SYSTEMS FOUND IN MORE DEVELOPED REGIONS $ESPITE THESE CHALLENGES A HANDFUL OF MANAGERS PIONEERING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN !FRICA BELIEVE THAT THE PROJECTED RETURNS OUTWEIGH THE RISKS AND THEY WILL SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES SUPPORTING THIS VIEW s 7HICH REGION COUNTRIES WITHIN !FRICA AND WHAT SECTORS OF THE VALUE CHAIN REPRESENT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN !FRICA s 7HAT ARE THE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES MANAGERS INVESTING IN !FRICA FACE AND WHAT STRATEGIES AND OPERATING MODELS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING THEM s (OW ARE MANAGERS ADDRESSING ISSUES CONCERNING INTEGRATION OF SMALLHOLDERS WITH LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE .ETWORKING #OFFEE "REAK Eastern European/Former Soviet Union
Farmland Opportunities
% ASTERN %UROPE AND THE &ORMER 3OVIET 5NION REPRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE TRACTS OF FARMLAND OR ENTER INTO LONG TERM LEASE CONCESSIONS AND PRODUCE ON WHAT IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE BEST QUALITY EARTH IN THE WORLD !FTER DECADES OF UNDERINVESTMENT ADOPTION OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN THE REGION HAS IN MANY CASES RESULTED IN THE DOUBLING OF LAND PRODUCTIVITY (EAR FROM A PANEL OF LEADING MANAGERS IN THE REGION WITH DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHY OPERATING APPROACH lNANCIAL STRUCTURE AND STRATEGY EXECUTION s 7HAT ARE THE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN %ASTERN %UROPE &ORMER 3OVIET 5NION s 7HAT ARE THE PARTICULAR RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES TITLE LOGISTICS ETC AND HOW DO MANAGERS ADDRESS THESE RISKS s (OW DO RETURN EXPECTATIONS ON INVESTMENTS MADE IN #%% &35 COMPARED WITH THOSE IN OTHER GEOGRAPHIES
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T h e P r e m i e r A g r i c u lt u r e I n v e s t i n g C on f e r e n c e S e r i e s TRACK B – Farmland in the Americas
Liquid Ag Investing Strategies
)N TODAY S UNPREDICTABLE ECONOMY MANY INVESTORS LOOK TO INCREASE THEIR EXPOSURE TO AGRICULTURE WHILE MAINTAINING A CERTAIN LEVEL OF LIQUIDITY 0UBLICLY LISTED AG EQUITIES COMMODITY FUTURE INDEX FUNDS AG FOCUSED HEDGE FUNDS AND AG LENDING STRATEGIES PROVIDE INVESTORS WITH A MORE TRADITIONAL EXPOSURE TO THE AG THEME ,IQUID INVESTMENT IN AG REQUIRES THE SAME FOCUS AND SPECIALIZATION AS ILLIQUID INVESTMENT STRATEGIES (EAR FROM LEADING MANAGERS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS SEGMENT OF THE MARKET s 7HAT ARE THE DIFFERENT LIQUID STRATEGIES AVAILABLE TO INVESTORS s (OW DO THESE STRATEGIES RELATE TO THE ILLIQUID PORTFOLIO n IN PARTICULAR FARMLAND s 7HAT ARE THE RIGHT QUESTIONS FOR INVESTORS TO ASK WHEN PURSUING A LIQUID AG INVESTMENT STRATEGY
North American Farmland Opportunities
4HE 5 3 IS THE MOST MATURE MARKET FOR FARMLAND INVESTMENT WITH A HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP DATING TO THE S 7HILE IT MAY NOT OFFER THE HIGHER RISK AND RETURN POTENTIAL AS DO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD THE 53 STILL PROVIDES A VERY ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INVESTORS SEEKING A SPECIlC RISK REWARD OBJECTIVE (EAR FROM A PANEL OF MANAGERS WITH DIFFERENT STRATEGIES HOW THEY APPROACH THE 53 MARKET s 7HERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT GEOGRAPHICALLY AND BY CROP s (OW DO FUND MANAGERS ADD VALUE TO ENHANCE RETURNS s 7HAT IS THE LIKELY IMPACT OF INmOW OF INVESTMENT CAPITAL ON PRICE LEVELS IN THE FARMLAND SECTOR .ETWORKING #OFFEE "REAK South American Farmland Opportunities
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$EVELOPMENT OF LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURE IS CONSIDERED A KEY DEVELOPMENT FOR MEETING GROWING DEMAND FOR FOOD AND FEED CROPS IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE WORLD S GROWING POPULATION 9ET AS INSTITUTIONAL AND CORPORATE INVESTMENT IN LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURE CONTINUES TO GROW TENSIONS HAVE ARISEN DUE TO CONCERNS OVER THE POTENTIAL DISPLACEMENT OF SMALLHOLDERS AND THE RISK OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TO UNDEVELOPED LANDS 7HILE ABUSES HAVE OCCURRED IN A NUMBER OF CASES IN GENERAL LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS BACKED BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS STRIVE TO APPLY A STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP (EAR FROM LEADING PLAYERS IN THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT ARENA INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF MAJOR MULTILATERAL LENDING AGENCIES ABOUT HOW THEY CHAMPION SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AS WELL AS NEW BUSINESS MODELS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO INCREASE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLY
/VER THE PAST FEW YEARS 3OUTH !MERICAN AGRICULTURE HAS ATTRACTED MORE CAPITAL INmOW THAN ANY OTHER REGION !GRICULTURE PRODUCTION IN 3OUTH !MERICA OPERATES ON A MASSIVE SCALE WITH INDIVIDUAL FARMS COMPRISING S OF S OF HECTARES !T THE SAME TIME 3OUTH !MERICA IS A DIVERSE AGRICULTURAL REGION OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES -ANAGERS OPERATING IN THIS REGION WILL SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES s 7HAT WILL BE THE MAIN DRIVERS OF RETURNS OVER THE NEXT DECADE IN THE REGION s 7HAT ARE THE MAJOR TRADEOFFS BETWEEN DIFFERENT LOCALES WITHIN 3OUTH !MERICA AND HOW ARE THESE LIKELY TO AFFECT RETURNS s 7HAT ARE THE RETURN EXPECTATIONS OF DIFFERENT OPERATING STRATEGIES SUCH AS CONVERTING PASTURE TO CROPS VS ACQUIRING DEVELOPED CROPLAND
s 7HAT STRATEGIES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED BY FUND MANAGERS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES
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s (OW DOES CONCERN OVER SUSTAINABILITY DIFFER IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD
GENERAL SESSION RESUMES Investing in Palm Oil Production 0 ALM OIL INCLUDING PALM KERNEL OIL ACCOUNTS FOR THE LARGEST VOLUME OF VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCED VERSUS FOR SOYBEAN OIL AND THE BULK OF VEGETABLE OIL TRADED GLOBALLY 7ITH GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR PALM OIL USED IN FOOD APPLICATIONS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND BIODIESEL RAPID EXPANSION OF PALM PLANTATIONS HAS OCCURRED IN -ALAYSIA AND MORE RECENTLY IN )NDONESIA 4HIS HAS LED TO WIDESPREAD CRITICISM OF THE INDUSTRY BY .'/S WHICH IN TURN HAS RESULTED IN THE ADOPTION OF CERTIlCATION SCHEMES VALIDATING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION BY THE INDUSTRY INCLUDING PALM PRODUCERS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN 'ROWING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR THE PRODUCTS OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN NEW PALM PLANTATIONS IN !FRICA AND ,ATIN !MERICA 4HIS EXPANSION OFFERS BOTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR INVESTORS s 7HERE ARE THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PALM OIL GEOGRAPHICALLY AND ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN s 7HICH COMPANIES ARE LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO IMPROVE EFlCIENCIES IN PRODUCTION s 7HAT CHALLENGES DOES THE INDUSTRY FACE IN ORDER TO PRESENT ITSELF AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE SECTOR
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s 7HAT IS THE ROLE OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS MULTI LATERAL ORGANIZATIONS .'/S AND END INVESTORS PLAY IN DETERMINING HOW INVESTMENTS SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SUSTAINABLE OBJECTIVES s 7HAT LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED FROM SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABLE INVESTING s 7HAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF RD PARTY VERIlCATION SCHEMES BEING ESTABLISHED AND ACCEPTED FOR MONITORING OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING REGIONS Topic-Driven Roundtable Discussions
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