Why Invest With Agrarius?

Source: UN, FAO

Recession-Resilient Sector That Never Stops Growing

Traditional portfolios heavily weighted in equities and bonds can be vulnerable to market volatility. Agriculture offers stable, recession-resilient, and non-correlated returns that enhance portfolio diversification and can reduce overall portfolio risk.

Why Agriculture Belongs in Every Portfolio

In times of uncertainty, investors seek stability and balance. Agriculture offers both. By investing in this sector, you gain:

• Defensive growth - Agricultural demand does not decline during recessions; it often strengthens.
• Real assets - Land and food production are tangible, income-generating assets that appreciate over time.
• Inflation hedge - Commodity and food prices typically rise with inflation, helping preserve purchasing power.
• Long-term sustainability - Agriculture investments align with global goals for food security, renewable resources, and ESG-conscious growth.

Whether you’re an institutional investor or an individual looking to strengthen and diversify your portfolio, agriculture offers a stable path forward - built on land, productivity, and enduring demand.

Transparent and Understandable Investments

You understand what you invest in.

At Agrarius, our business model is simple, transparent, and easy to understand. We invest directly in the agricultural value chain - in farmers, producers, and processors with tangible assets and measurable outputs.

Each transaction is structured around real cash flows, secured collateral, and blue-chip offtakers, ensuring risk-adjusted stability. Investors know where their capital goes, how it is deployed, and how returns are generated.

Our core principles:

• Simple, real-asset investments - not speculative instruments.
• Detailed disclosure of portfolio and performance metrics.
• Alignment of interests between investors and management.
• Capital security through asset-backed structures.

Regulated & Proven Track Record

Built on trust. Backed by performance.

Agrarius provides investors access to the agricultural economy through a regulated and transparent structure, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

Our platform is administered by 27four Investment Managers, ensuring compliance, governance, and fiduciary responsibility at every level. Since inception in 2021, Agrarius has built a track record of consistent deployment, capital protection, and risk-managed performance.

Every transaction undergoes rigorous due diligence, collateralisation, and securitisation processes.

• JSE-regulated and transparent investment framework
• Managed by an experienced agricultural finance team
• Independent verification and oversight
• Proven track record of low-risk performance

Impact Investing & ESG Commitment

Profit with Purpose

Agrarius is proud to lead South Africa's agricultural transformation through ESG-aligned impact investing. We finance projects that advance environmental stewardship, social inclusion, and economic sustainability across rural communities. By investing in Agrarius, you support a systemically important sector that strengthens food security, creates jobs, and drives innovation in sustainable farming.

Agrarius’ mission is closely aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

• No Poverty: Agrarius funds agriculture businesses in underserved rural areas, creating jobs, increasing incomes for farmers, and stimulating rural economies.
• No Hunger: By investing in crop and livestock production and innovation, Agrarius improves food availability and supports long-term food security through scalable, efficient farming.
• Renewable Energy: While not an energy provider, Agrarius promotes climate-smart agriculture, including clean energy use in farming operations and reduced emissions.
• Responsible Consumption: Agrarius follows a circular economy model, financing sustainable, low-waste agribusinesses and ensuring ESG compliance in its investments.
• Life Below Water: Through sustainable land and water-use practices, Agrarius reduces agricultural runoff, indirectly protecting aquatic ecosystems.
• Life On Land: Agrarius supports regenerative farming, biodiversity, and climate-resilient crops, ensuring healthy soils and long-term land productivity.

Agrarius utilises a proprietary sustainability rating model aligned with the FAO’s global SAFA standards to evaluate the environmental, social, and economic impact of every potential investment.

Our Impact Pillars

• Environmental: sustainable, low-carbon farming systems.
• Social: job creation and rural economic empowerment.
• Governance: independent verification and transparent oversight.
• Development: supporting smallholder farmers and inclusive growth.