The Investment Case for Natural Capital in Global Food Systems: Perspectives from Teresa Farmaki
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In this interview, Teresa Farmaki, Co‑Founder and Managing Partner of Astarte Capital Partners, discusses with Agri Investor the rise of natural capital as a critical asset class for institutional portfolios and its growing importance at the intersection of food security, sustainability, and long‑term resilience.
She explores how geopolitical tensions, trade barriers, and supply‑chain disruptions are reshaping global food systems and pushing countries to treat control over fertile land, water resources, and marine assets as a macroeconimic variable and a form of strategic infrastructure.
Teresa highlights the essential role of natural capital in maintaining productive soils, resilient ecosystems, and sustainable food production, and explains how regenerative practices can strengthen financial performance by improving soil health, reducing input costs, and enhancing climate resilience.
She also outlines the growing investment opportunity driven by structural supply‑demand imbalances across agriculture, land use, and ecosystem services, noting that natural capital offers inflation protection, low correlation to traditional markets, and the ability to improve the risk‑return profile of land‑based portfolios.
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