In an economy that looks bleak, investors look for opportunities, and the best opportunities are usually the ones nobody thinks about, that go on
quietly in the background that make the most money.
But to return large profits, somebody must suffer.
This information needs to get out there.
There is a run on to eat up all the farmland investors can get their hands on. It is a simple concept, but one that snowballs into a mass effect.
Simply put, people pool money together, buy up cheap farmland and rent it back to the farmers. This has been done for years, mostly by individuals
(example: farmers with too much land on their hands).
It is now being done in large numbers, with nobody paying any attention to the problems it could cause in the future.
Here is one example fund.
www.farmlandinvestmentpartnership.com...
Here is an investment brochure to get a little understanding as to how they think.
www.farmlandinvestmentpartnership.com...
While the idea may be brilliant, and does produce results, this is a potential disaster down the road.
This is not only control of food supply, but potentially a control on alternative fuels and development itself.
This does not benefit farmers at all. The entire point of the fund is to generate mass profits and to inflate land values.
Can you say Bubble 2.0?
As a substantial land owner I should be pleased, but I am not. Can anyone else see the problem? I invite you to investigate this further and find
other funds and where they operate.
[edit on 10-11-2008 by Dulcimer]