14.08.2015 - Investing in Africa's agriculture is the next best thing
Investors are being encouraged to look at adding agriculture into their portfolios as we witness significant declines in oil and commodity export returns. Over 60 per cent of the world’s arable land is situated on the African continent, which makes for a very compelling Africa Agricultural investment case, says Craig Chambers, Old Mutual Investment Group’s Director of Strategic Projects. At a media briefing in Johannesburg the investment group discussed the emergence of the agricultural sector as a viable asset class in a continent where 65 per cent of Africa’s labour force is in agriculture and constitutes 35 per cent of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP)...............................................Full Article: Source
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