Profit from agricultural land/food

amcluesent

I heard that agricultural land prices in UK are up 25% on the year, and basic foods like rice are rising quickly on global markets.

Any ideas on how long term investment can be made in food production?

jon3001

amcluesent wrote: »

I heard that agricultural land prices in UK are up 25% on the year, and basic foods like rice are rising quickly on global markets.

Any ideas on how long term investment can be made in food production?

Fund backed by companies either involved in production or associated supplies (machinery, fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation equipment)
http://www.h-l.co.uk/fund_research/security_details/sedol/B1XGDS0.hl

Index backed by a basket of agricultural commodity futures:
http://www.etfsecurities.com/csl/fwd/etfs_agriculture_f3.asp