Many Coorg farmland investments begin with a trip that was not originally planned as an investment scouting visit. A family holiday to Coorg, a long weekend with friends, or a road trip from Bangalore that passes through Madikeri — and somewhere between the Abbey...

There is a specific type of investor who enquires about Coorg farmland — one who has already done well in Indian real estate. They bought an apartment in Bangalore in 2008 or 2012, watched it appreciate substantially, perhaps added a second property or a commercial...

Every investment asset has an optimal holding period — the window during which its returns are maximised relative to the costs and risks of holding. For managed farmland in Coorg, this question has a more nuanced answer than most investment categories, because the...

Among the many natural advantages of Coorg farmland discussed across our blog series, rainfall is perhaps the most foundational. The Western Ghats receive 2,500–3,500 mm of rain annually — but rainfall is not the same thing as water availability. Heavy monsoon rain...

Income tax exemption for agricultural income under Section 10(1) has been a recurring theme across many of our posts — and rightly so, given how significant it is for investor returns. But income tax is not the only tax that applies to the broader economic activity of...

Most discussions of farmland investment focus on demand-side factors — who wants to buy, why, and what returns they expect. Less commonly discussed, but arguably more fundamental, is the supply side: how much agricultural land does India actually have, how is that...