Market drivers

High-quality farmland in Romania and Slovakia is fundamentally undervalued, and demand for farmland in these countries is positively affected by a number of market drivers. These include the growing global population and an increasing global demand for food as well as a significantly increased demand for crops for producing bioenergy in the wake of global climate challenges.

In addition, considerable increases in EU support under the Common Agricultural Policy are expected in Romania and Slovakia, and land reforms and the professionalisation of the farming sectors will increase farmland prices in the years to come.

Romanian and Slovak farmland investments are attractive long-term assets expected to yield annual double-digit returns, when exiting after 10 years. Today, a number of focused investors, food producers and professional investors are active in farmland investments.