If you’d like to learn more about investing in agriculture and didn’t get to attend the October World Agriculture Investing Conference then check out the summary paper (pdf) just published by FC Business Intelligence.

Extreme drought and unprecedented heat in the US farm belt, the eurozone debt crisis and political unrest throughout the Middle East – the threats to and concerns over world food supplies are everpresent. Political and natural disasters have driven agricultural commodity prices to record highs. But many experts predict longer-term rises as food production will need to increase by 70% in order to feed the world’s population of 9 billion people by 2050.

Under the threatening cloud of global warming and changing weather patterns, among other challenges, the potential risks of agricultural endeavors have perhaps never been higher, but experts say the only thing greater than the risks are potential returns for investors. Some have gone so far as to call agriculture “the best place to make money in the coming decade.” The trick is how and where to invest to reap the reward.