Farmland LP at Agriculture 2.0

Catch Farmland LP at “Company Presentations, Part II,” Agriculture 2.0, 2:30 – 3:30 PM, New York City, September 17, 2009.

Farmland LP, a U.S. private equity fund, was created to deliver superior returns for its investors by acquiring conventional farmland and converting it to high-value organic farmland using sustainable agriculture best-practices. Sales of organic goods in the U.S. have grown 20% per year since 1990, and now exceed $24 billion growing at nearly $5 billion per year. And although many organic foods receive a price premium of 50% to 200%, the limit to market growth is supply.

Only 0.5% of U.S. farmland is certified organic, increasing at 8.5% per year. Farmers face barriers of cost, knowledge, time, and effort in converting from conventional to organic, including the three-year organic transition and certification process. Farmland LP provides its investors with the security of owning low-risk farmland while benefiting from the value added by converting to organic farmland.