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I was having lunch with my friend and colleague Andrew Mickey, and our conversation turned to a New York Times article about Wall Street hot shots turning to farming.
Yes, it sounds like a pitch for a remake of the Green Acres TV comedy, but this is a high-stakes twist on a global agri-boom.
The current food crisis sees no letting up, creating opportunities for investors accustomed to commodities such as oil, natural gas and metals. As the Times reported, the largest investment funds have already poured hundreds of billions of dollars into wheat, corn and soybeans.
Companies around the world have come to milk Indonesia for all its worth
More than 17,500 islands dot the country of Indonesia. Riddled with volcanoes and forests, surrounded by 50,000 miles of coastline, this nation is rich in natural resources.
Nutmeg and cloves, coffee and tea, rice and rubber… Agriculture is a major force in Indonesia’s economy, employing more than 42 million people. But the world at large isn’t just salivating over Indonesia’s crops.
Crude oil, natural gas, tin, copper and gold reserves have drawn international attention to this country, and Indonesia has welcomed it with open arms.
