With prices of commercial and residential property falling, investors are increasingly turning to a more traditional asset: farmland. Long seen as a declining industry, farming has received a fillip in the last few months as global demand for food has increased. As a result, the cost of agricultural holdings across the European Union has risen to record levels.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/commodities-boom-drives-land-values
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-bounds
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-times-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu