Diamond properties is a Kenyan investment firm which specialises in property development. This is an interview with the managing director Mr John Ngugi.
What is the story behind Diamond Properties Merchants?
After working for many years with Uganda’s Industrial Research Institute as a research assistant, Mr. Gichuge realized that most people...
Grant Payton is the National sales manager of MyFarm. This firms offers investing opportunities in dairy farms, vineyards, and beef farms. In this interview, Mr Payton explains how investors can investing in New Zealand farms through MyFarm.
Farm syndicate investing in
New Zealand farms
Can you briefly describe Myfarm.co.nz?
MyFarm is a farm syndication business...
Interview with , Rachel Jensen Vice President of Business Development Hardwoods Unlimited, Ltd.
Why is teak valuable?
The fine hardwood, teak (tectona grandis), has been deemed the “gold of timber” for good reason. It has been used for centuries due to its remarkable qualities including resistance to fire, rot, and termites.
Many...
Dexter Dombro is the manager of Amazonia Reforestation’s La Pedregoza plantation. He has compiled this article, as an answer to my many questions about investing in Colombian Forestry with his firm. This asset class is of great interest to me not only because it is a real asset, but...
Robinia also known as Robinia pseudoacacia or Black Locust is a hardwood tree with unique qualities that should spark the interest of the real asset investor. Interestingly, Robinia timber helped the USA win the 1812 War by strengthening the Navy ships.
Investing in hardwood Robinia trees.
Advantages of Robinia hardwood
Easy Propagation:
Robinia...
Truffle Farms Europe Ltd, is offering investors the opportunity to invest in French truffle farms. The truffle is a sought after delicacy which at this time has a significant supply and demand imbalance. The structure of the investments is the purchase of Mediterranean oak trees and the rights to...
LatAm Prime is a new Colombian company, specialised in the cultivation of organic Aloe Vera plants. Aloe Vera is a plant which is composed of 99% water; the remaining 1% is very powerful containing of 75 nutrients, 200 active compounds, 20 mineral, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins. The...
Inesting in British Woodlands
Interview with Angus Hanton owner of woodlands.co.uk
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to run the website woodlands.co.uk?
It's always been hard to find the right woodland but when my parents bought a woodland in 1972 it was almost impossible for an "amateur"...
Forestry investments in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania.
InvestItIn.com had the pleasure to interview Kai Thygesen, Head of Sales at HD Forest. In this interview, Mr Thygesen crushes the old saying that "Money does not grow on trees". Indeed it does. Forests are an investment vehicle which serves various objectives for...
Farms provide food, an intrinsic need for any human being. Food is an important part of the economy. We buy it and consume it every day. Well managed assets such as farms will produce a product which is always in demand. In addition, the average age of the American...
How to invest in the Latvian Agriculture Credit Market
AgroCredit Latvia is operating since 2011 as non-bank lender and offers loans to the farmers, mainly crop-growers. The main financing product offered is seasonal financing for current assets, which is repaid in the end of each farming season - after the...
