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The major reason why you should invest in a Wheat ETF is, wheat is one of the most popular cereal commodity grown into the Global. It is only comparable to rice and maize in its quantity and more than 6000000 tons are harvested every year .

The only wheat only ETF that I know is Teucrium Wheat Fund. This ETF is the only one that tracks the price of wheat. The other option of investing in a Wheat ETF is buying ETFs that have wheat plus other commodities in their basket. These include some of the big names in agricultural commodities etfs:-

• ADZ – PowerShares DB Agriculture Short ETN
• AGA – PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Short ETN
• AGF – PowerShares DB Agriculture Long ETN
• BARN – Global X Farming ETF
• CRBA – Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Agriculture Equity Index ETF
• DAD – PowerShares DB Agirculture Double Short ETF
• DAG – PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Long

written by Constantine Njeru \\ tags: Agricultural Commodities, Commodities ETF, Commodity, Etf, Etfs, Etn, Farming, Farming ETF, Global Agriculture, Investment Opportunity, Jefferies, Powershares, Price Of Wheat

A green investing idea have come across is investing in a rooftop farm or garden. I first heard about rooftop farms in New York in a BBC program. At first i thought this was something new but after researching on the subject I discovered it is an idea that has been around for some time.

Rooftop farming is urban agriculture

Rooftop farms are cropping up on top of storied building in New York and across America. The farm owners are not just hobbiest, they are serious farmers trying to make a buck.

A good example is a group farm in New York called Brooklyn Grange. They were profiled in New York times. The group grow peppers, tomatoes and green vegetables. The vegetables are sold to local restaurants.

Making money in a rooftop farm

According to the team leader of the group, for such a venture to turn a profit you need a large space.

I noticed the members of Brooklyn Grange have to work as volunteers to cut cost. At the moment rooftop farming is still in its infancy, trying to find a business model that is profitable. The members of the partnership draw much satisfaction from doing something noble.

If you are interested in rooftop farming you may consider joining a  farm group partnership around your city. You may also start one but first make sure to know whether its legal in the first place. You don’t want to be breaking the law.

written by Constantine Njeru \\ tags: Bbc, Bbc Program, Breaking The Law, Brooklyn, Business Model, Farm Group, Farmers, Farming, Grange, Green Vegetables, Infancy, Local Restaurants, Making Money, New York Times, Partnership, Satisfaction, Team Leader, Tomatoes, Urban Agriculture, Volunteers