nsw: The study features interviews with 12 producers from Queensland and northern NSW and 13 agricultural investment professionals from Queensland, NSW and Victoria, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The farmers interviewed include five that have experience with raising capital or who had started to, and seven who were trialling different types of horticulture as a way of testing how to finance a new venture. Related Story: 'Congratulations to Gina': Pauline Hanson welcomes majority Australian bid for Kidman Related Story: Gina Rinehart poised to buy two-thirds of Australia biggest cattle farm Related Story: FIRB boss delays advisory role at private equity company Map: Australia Younger farmers on family farms are more willing to accept outside investment and even ownership, whereas older producers are wary of this type of equity and would rather pursue niche markets, a new study has found. The most common scenario in Australia for farm investment at the moment is an outright purchase of a folio of properties operated by employed farm managers. The study shows there is an emerging class of investor that is looking more closely at investment arrangements with family farms as an option to outright acquisition. This is because farmers are unwilling to share their land.
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