Long-term ag investors are keen, but can’t find what they need

Andrew Marshall
Updated November 25 2016 - 11:00am, first published November 24 2016 - 1:00pm
Australian Farm Institute's Richard Heath says investment funds are cautious about agriculture because they don't see enough investable products, levels of return are expected to be too low and too few asset managers have enough information about the sector.
Australian Farm Institute's Richard Heath says investment funds are cautious about agriculture because they don't see enough investable products, levels of return are expected to be too low and too few asset managers have enough information about the sector.

Investors are a lot more keen to put money into agricultural enterprises than many in the sector believe, but they also fear their funds might be trapped if allocated to farming ventures.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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