It was recently booming, up 74% in real terms in the US in the decade ending with its price peak, in 2008. And the highly contagious global-warming story paints a scenario of food shortages and shifts in land values in different parts of the world, which might boost investor interest further.
但农地，至少是某些特定地区的农地，如今正流传着一个极富传染性的“新时代”故事。美国农地的价格在过去十年曾经发生过巨大上涨，在到达2008年的顶点时已经实质上涨了74%。而急剧流传的全球变暖故事则向人们描绘了一幅食品短缺以及世界各地土地价值重估的图景，而这将促使投资者进一步加大投资。