Water’s status as a critical resource for people as well as agriculture means it is always likely to perform well for investors as an asset class.
But extended droughts brought on by the climate crisis and the toll this takes on day-to-day living has significantly increased the headline risk in some regions.
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Peoples Company’s California expansion to target SGMA opportunities
Curtis Buono and Jeremy Darner said they expect to focus largely on helping institutional investors deploy funds in California farmland markets increasingly shaped by the SGMA.
Water scarcity presents risk for investors, but opportunity too
Credit Suisse has highlighted the 'perfect margin squeeze' for agribusinesses and primary producers presented by water scarcity but efficiency innovation continues to present investment opportunities.
Investors call for greater transparency in Murray-Darling water trading
Investor submissions argue that current water market is working as intended, but say that more transparency and certainty of information are needed.
Australian agriculture faces ‘multi-year rebuild’ after drought – Rabobank
Interest from institutional investors and private equity remains strong in Australian agriculture despite difficult conditions because of a belief in the asset class’ ‘long-term thesis’.
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