日本政府养老投资基金（GPIF）72岁的前社长宫园正孝已加入房地产开发商Hulic担任顾问。该公司计划到2029年投资7000亿日元（44亿美元），以实现超越房地产的多元化，重点关注农业，应对该行业老龄化和人口减少等挑战。
宫园正孝从世界上最大的养老基金之一——管理约2万亿美元资产的政府养老投资基金（GPIF）社长职位上卸任后，选择了一条意想不到的道路。与典型的金融职位不同，这位72岁的他去年加入日本主要开发商Hulic担任顾问，以指导农业投资领域的工作。 Hulic正通过到2029年的7000亿日元（44亿美元）投资计划，将业务多元化超出房地产领域。该公司正在扩展到农业，在日本种植番茄和草莓，在越南种植菊花。它计划向生产者提供融资，并帮助老年农民找到继任者，应对该行业的劳动力老龄化和人口减少问题。 宫园的角色专注于提升日本农业的生产力和可持续性。他管理GPIF巨额资产的丰富经验将有助于指导这些努力，为这一重要但面临挑战的行业带来全新视角。
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