BETTING ON WORLD AGRICULTURE US PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGERS EYE AGRICULTURAL RETURNS BETTING ON WORLD AGRICULTURE US PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGERS EYE AGRICULTURAL RETURNS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Authors: Caroline Bergdolt and Anuradha Mittal The Oakland Institute is grateful for the valuable support of its many individual and foundation donors who make our work possible. Thank you. The views and conclusions expressed in this publication, however, are those of the Oakland Institute alone and do not reflect opinions of the individuals and organizations that have sponsored and supported the work. The Oakland Institute is also thankful to the fund managers who accepted to share information and data for this research and appreciate their contribution towards increased transparency in the current wave of land investments. Design: amymade graphic design,
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