Investing in agriculture: panel discussion
Channel: Outlook 2016
Date: 2016-03-04

ABARES Outlook 2016 conference

Date:
1 March 2016

Session name:
Investing in agriculture

Chair:
Ticky Fullerton, ABC TV The Business

Panellists:
Elizabeth O'Leary, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management
John Corbett, Hassad Australia
Damien Webb, First State Super
David Watson, Austrade

Description:
This panel session will explore the new and increasingly diverse sources of capital that are available to agriculture and alternative financing models now creating opportunities for farmers. Coming from diverse corporate backgrounds, our panellists will help us to understand the interests of those seeking to invest in Australia's agriculture sector and the range of opportunities available to them. We will explore the different kinds of investor currently taking an interest in the agriculture industry, their expectations, and the constraints they face. We will also examine the structures used by managers to create large-scale agricultural assets to generate the returns and level of risk that investors seek.