The race for land
Land and Soil: an established possession since time immemorial and the source of our food. Now this possession has become a commodity with the prospect of ever-increasing return. For investors, it is a business with a future, since humankind grows incessantly, while available arable land does not. On the basis of these simple calculations, the expectation is that it is a promising growth market. For years, experts have been observing the quiet, global, yet large-scale acquisition of arable land. The goal of many investors is the lucrative global trade in agricultural products. Food is thus increasing becoming the object of speculation.