Agribusinesses becomes more attractive investment asset class

Agriculture was becoming a preferred investment destination, said financial services group Standard Bank secondary agriculture senior manager Bertie Hamman this week. “By investing in agriculture, you lay the cornerstone of all economic and social upliftment initiatives by helping to ensure that food security becomes a reality for everyone.”   Investors, traditionally reluctant to consider the wider agricultural sector as an alternative to more familiar sectors, such as mining, telecommunications, fast-moving consumer goods and finance, were starting to change their thinking.   This transition, Standard Bank said, was fuelled by the increasing corporatisation of agriculture and the domination of global agendas by greening and food-security challenges.