Radar

Cosan has observed an upward trend in the prices of agricultural lands across the world due to the demand for food and biofuels.

According to data from the United States Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), world agricultural production will have to increase 153 million hectares by 2015 in order to meet the food needs of the planet’s population. Brazil has 9.4% of the world’s arable land.

Based on this, Radar Propriedades Agrícolas was created to invest in Brazilian agricultural lands after identifying rural properties with high potential for appreciation to lease and then sale.

To price potential agricultural lands, Radar relies on a satellite monitoring system and assesses the topographic features, the physical and chemical properties of the soil and the climate, among the other features of each region. The goal is to build a diversified portfolio, focusing in land intended for planting sugarcane, soybeans, cotton, corn, eucalyptus and other crops.