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September 23, 2008

1st Agriprods Forum Review

Our first Agriprods forum must surely be marked down as an unqualified success. Considerable anticipation had been building in London ahead of the event, and come the day, interested parties, ranging from high net worth individuals, agricultural investment specialists, brokers, NOMADs, PRs, to the odd curious onlooker poured into the conference room at the Andaz hotel in eager anticipation.

Presentations from Plant Impact, Mag Minerals, East West Timber, Landkom and Galtere International Fund were well received, and stimulated plenty of questions and talk afterwards during the coffee break and over lunch. But the star of the show was undoubtedly Coast Sullinger, agricultural fund manager from Gaia Capital Advisors, who managed to convey a huge enthusiasm for the burgeoning agricultural sector, whilst at the same time providing key insights and some fascinating statistics. For...