What do the Rothschilds, big wave surfing, and cows have in common?
A Portuguese man by the name of Francisco Roque de Pinho, of course.
Francisco used to be a banker at Rothschild,the most famous of European banking dynasties.
For the past eight years hes been quietly operating an investment firm funding sustainable cattle grazing in South America.
In his spare time, hesout conqueringthe worlds biggest surfable waves in Nazare, Portugal.
The Land Group already has 120mn worth of farmland in South America under its management.
Thats an attractive proposition for investors.
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This is where animals are rotated through multiple small paddocks to allow pastures to recover.
The Land Group also deploys methods such as cover cropping, crop rotation, agroforestry, and rainwater harvesting.
We began our business in 2016, turning around distressed agricultural investments, said Joaquin.
However, the factal statement is that they have 120mn of assets under the management.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
