The shift in how the world sees farmland

7 April 2026

The shift in how the world sees farmland

Investment categories often outlast the conditions that shaped them. Real estate, infrastructure and private markets were built for a world of predictable natural systems and stable global flows.

This paper explores why those assumptions are being tested, and why assets like farmland no longer fit neatly into traditional investment buckets.

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Arif Saad

a.saad@vanlanschotkempen.com

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