George Soros Archive

  • Brazilian farms sow seeds of opennessFinancial Times14 Apr 10

    Brazilian farms sow seeds of openness

    “It’s not common in Brazil to find farmers presenting accounts to international investors. What you can see here is the new model for agribusiness in Brazil,” says André Pessôa, co-ordinator of the Rally da Safra.
  • Soros-backed venture weighs IPO to fund Brazil millBloomberg02 Feb 10

    Soros-backed venture weighs IPO to fund Brazil mill

    Billionaire George Soros’s Adecoagro venture, which invests in agriculture and renewable energy in Latin America, is considering an initial public offering to help fund projects in Brazil that include a $700 million sugar mill.
  • Some large investors views on farmlandAgcapita26 Jun 09

    Some large investors views on farmland

    Soros recently became the largest shareholder in Adecoagro one of the leading agribusiness companies in South America whose main activities are the production of grains, rice, oilseed, dairy products, sugar, ethanol, coffee, cotton and cattle meat.
  • The food crisis continues – in the form of a global scramble for lucrative farmlandsCountercurrents17 Jun 09

    The food crisis continues – in the form of a global scramble for lucrative farmlands

    It's a tsunami of land deals and, as all of the experts who have studied the phenomenon have agreed, no nation is truly prepared for its implications.
  • Betting the farmFortune/CNN10 Jun 09

    Betting the farm

    As world population expands, the demand for arable land should soar. At least that's what George Soros, Lord Rothschild, and other investors believe.