Welcome to Black Earth Farming Limited

Black Earth Farming Ltd (“BEF”) is a company whose business concept is to acquire, develop and farm agricultural land assets in the Black Earth Region in Russia. The Black Earth is considered one of the last commodity assets in Russia to be exploited and BEF provides its investors with a unique exposure to the large investment opportunities currently present in the Russian agricultural sector.

The Black Earth Region is endowed with what perhaps is the world’s most fertile soil. The agricultural sector in Russia however represents an under-developed sector that historically has been ignored by investors or that has not been open to them. The new Russian Land Code and the creation of a cadastre now allow the establishment and registration of title to land, which can be acquired at a significant discount in an international comparison, but with large appreciation potential. This, coupled with the strong economic growth in the region, strong local demand for agricultural products and the positive global outlook for agricultural producers, presents a unique investment opportunity.

BEF was among the first foreign financed companies to make substantial investments in Russian agricultural land assets to exploit the large untapped potential. Because of its early establishment, BEF has now gained a strong market position in several Russian regions, richly endowed with black earth soil. BEF continues to build up the already impressive land bank of first class soil while ramping up agricultural operations. As of 30 June 2008 BEF had  331,000 hectares of land under its control and this year BEF plans to harvest about 143,600 hectares.