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Boutique investment firm GreenWorld BVI announced that it now is able to offer individuals a unique African farmland investment opportunity. GreenWorld’s farmland investment offering is located in the African country of Sierra Leone, and has a minimum investment requirement of only £1,950/hectare for high quality farmland that has already begun producing.

Food prices have exploded in the last few years, and the United Nations recently estimated that global food production will need to grow 70% by 2050. With population expected to surge from 6 billion people today to 9.1 billion in 2050, and the amount of arable farmland in the world actually on a downward trend, many commentators believe farmland investment is the trade of the century.

Not surprisingly, there has been a huge surge of farmland investment by large institutions such as Sovereign Wealth funds, reflecting increasing global concerns around the issue of food security.

“The advantages of investing in farmland are considerable,” stated Josh Cohne, Partner at GreenWorld, “farmland investments are a great way to take advantage of continued high agricultural commodity prices, farmland is an excellent inflation hedge and it is also an investment that pays high current income.

GreenWorld farmland investment was also specifically designed to be both profitable as well as socially responsible. Cohne noted that all of the rice crop from the farmland investment is sold locally within the country, that the local population makes up almost the entire workforce, and that a substantial community investment program exists to build local schools, roads and health clinics, making the project a win-win for both investors and the local population.