FarmCompany A/S is a private farmland investment company with a consolidation strategy, owning and operating with responsibility a select portfolio of sustainable farms and farmland in Denmark.
Vision
Our vision is to become Denmark’s best operated agriculture and food producing company.
Our vision is to grow, consolidate and create value in our farmland portfolio of high-quality farms and farmland in Denmark.
Mission
Our mission is to produce superior quality of food through climate smart farming practices, while constantly enhancing our environmental- and social responsibility, as well as creating value for our shareholders, employees, and local communities.
Strategy
With professional management and best practices, our strategy is to acquire farm properties with high potential for agricultural development.
Through development of the farms, economy of scale and value creation, FarmCompany ensures long-term success of each property.
By operating our portfolio of farms with responsibility, we are proud to contribute to sustainable agriculture and high quality food production.
About us
Our management team has extensive experience operating farms. We seek to acquire and manage a diverse portfolio of producing farms by identifying and partnering with prime operators in Denmark. Long-term returns stem from capital appreciation of the properties and stable rental income from the tenants.
FarmCompany currently owns 6 farm clusters in western Denmark with an aggregate farmland area under management of approximately 1’850 hectares (4’600 acres). These clusters produce a variety of row crops such as wheat, barley, oat, maize, rapeseed and potatoes
OUR TEAM
Jens Ohnemus
Chairman of the Board
Jens has more than 20 years of experience in wealth management including senior positions at UBS, Merrill Lynch, and BNP Paribas. He has a farming background with experience in managing livestock farms, particularly dairy farms. Jens was born and raised in Denmark. He speaks Danish, English and German.
Hans Thor Jensen
Director & Board Member
Hans Thor has over 30 years of experience as CFO, director and chartered accountant, including directorship of a farm management company.
He is born and raised in Denmark.
Mia Carlsson
Board Member
Mia has over 20 years of experience in corporate treasury and private banking. She has held various positions at Procter & Gamble, Japan Tobacco International, BNP Paribas and Clariden Leu. Mia was born and raised in Sweden. She speaks Swedish, English and French.
Ole Sørensen
Chief Farm Manager
Ole has over 20 years of operational experience in dairy- and row crop production. He supervises and guides the dairy farmers within the Group, and he also manages FarmCompany’s dairy benchmark farm, which is ranked as one of the leading dairy farms in Denmark. Ole was born and raised in Denmark. He speaks Danish, German and English.
Roberto Viton
Member of the Advisory Board
Roberto is the founder of Valoral Advisors, specialist advisor in global food and agricultural real assets. He has over 15 years of experience as expert in farmland investing across Latin America and Europe. Roberto was born and raised in Argentina, and speaks Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Italian. He holds a dual Argentinean and Italian citizenship.
Sara Benedicte Neukirch
Sustainability- & Communication Officer
Sara holds a Master of Sciences degree in Information Technology. She has on hands experience working with digitalization and sustainability projects. Sara is born and raised in Denmark, and she speaks Danish and English.
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CONTACT US
FarmCompany A/S
Ravnholtgyden 5
6600 Vejen
Denmark
Ravnholtgaard Rural Impact Hub
www.ruralimpacthub.dk
Valoral Advisors
www.valoral.com
UN PRI
www.unpri.org
UN SDGs
www.sdgs.un.org
B Lab Europe
www.bcorporation.eu