Archive for June, 2009
Food, Energy Outpace Production
Technology – an eFood Article at Scientist Live
With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report released today (June 25).
The report, produced by Deutsche Bank, one of the world’s leading global investment [...]
Uruguay – a jewel of a country that should be considered by Indian investors
Uruguay is a country few outside Argentina and Brazil know about – each Dec-Feb rich Brazilians and Argentines flock to the fashionable resort of Punta del Este, the Riviera of Latin America. I am convinced it offers excellent opportunities for Indian investors in corporate farming and forestry – not to mention IT services and serving [...]
A ‘time bomb’ for world wheat crop
A truly terrifying scenario to contemplate. The Southern Hemisphere producers like Argentina, Australia cannot make up the expected production shortfall. Los Angeles Times
Crop scientists fear the Ug99 fungus could wipe out more than 80% of worldwide wheat crops as it spreads from eastern Africa. It has already jumped the Red Sea and traveled as far [...]
The Global Food Crisis – The End of Plenty
Food will be the new money. As central bankers accelerate money printing which will inevitably lead to high inflation, tangible assets like farmland - gold with a cash yield, which act as an inflation hedge are only going to skyrocket in value with the demand-supply imbalance for food.National Geographic Magazine – NGM.com
Last year the skyrocketing [...]
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