Aug 20, 2026 · 9 min · 6 segments
The need to invest in sustainable farming is becoming increasingly urgent. Maxence Foucault, Environmental, Social & Governance Specialist, tells Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, that farmland…
Maxence FoucaultGuestDaniel MorrisHostOne of the consequences of the heightened geopolitical tensions we're all experiencing is that food security and sovereignty have also become strategic priorities.
we can increase our capacity to produce locally and be less dependent on international markets.
Today, in conventional farming, there's a strong dependence on chemical fertilizers, pesticides.
And as we've seen during the recent crisis, when oil prices go up, The prices of these chemicals go up as well, which impacts farmers and food prices.
So making sure that we help transition our farming practices to regenerative or organic ones will make sure that we're less dependent on chemicals and less sensitive to volatility.
The concept is about making sure that our land, the basic infrastructure for food production, are transitioning to be able to produce at scale while being preserved.
This asset class really aligns between financial requirements from an institutional perspective to societal and environmental needs, which make this asset class very interesting.
One of the consequences of the heightened geopolitical tensions we're all experiencing is that food security and sovereignty have also become strategic priorities.
we can increase our capacity to produce locally and be less dependent on international markets.
Today, in conventional farming, there's a strong dependence on chemical fertilizers, pesticides.
And as we've seen during the recent crisis, when oil prices go up, The prices of these chemicals go up as well, which impacts farmers and food prices.
So making sure that we help transition our farming practices to regenerative or organic ones will make sure that we're less dependent on chemicals and less sensitive to volatility.
The concept is about making sure that our land, the basic infrastructure for food production, are transitioning to be able to produce at scale while being preserved.
This asset class really aligns between financial requirements from an institutional perspective to societal and environmental needs, which make this asset class very interesting.
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