Harvest bumper profits from agriculture

As the global population rises and climate change begins to bite, improvements in agricultural methods are needed to feed an increasingly hungry world. James McKeigue looks at the farming industry, and picks the best investments to buy now.

For most of us, sugar is not a scarce commodity. Walk into any high-street caf and they're literally giving it away.

Yet in the last month, Thai shoppers have taken to hoarding the stuff. Last year, Portugal's stores also suffered a run on sugar when supplies fell. In both cases the regulated local market was caught out by the spiralling price of the commodity.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.