By Nav Athwal
December 3, 2018
Excerpt from article:
Is farmland the last great untapped asset class? Farmland currently represents an almost $9 trillion market globally with historically high returns and low volatility. A growing population driving demand for high-quality food coupled with a finite and decreasing supply of land means that farmland will only become more essential over time. Savvy institutional investors are beginning to take notice, but for most investors, the farmland market remains fragmented, confusing, and costly to enter.
New applications of technology have the potential to make farmland a fully-fledged asset class akin to real-estate. Companies like FarmTogether make it simple for an average investor to diversify their portfolios with access to vetted farmland deals.
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