Some are performing successfully in modest incremental steps. The stakeholder in the industries are faced with challenges from the environment, in deciding the most appropriate level of investment, management option, limited value-adding opportunities, and restricted profitable selling arrangements. Future strategies are raised. There are over 30 PAAI located throughout Australia. Some species are exported live including camels, alpacas and dairy goats.
Processing includes use of abattoirs for meat from farmed livestock.
There are some dedicated abattoirs for specific species such as emu, ostrich, game bird and rabbit but others such as buffalo and camel rely on the utilization of meat works that are used mainly for beef. Fibre processing is limited to early value adding before being exported for yarn and fabric production. Skins also are mainly partially treated in Australia before exporting for the production of leather. Investors in farmed PAAI include those already engaged in and wish to diversify their rural production. However the majority are new entrants to primary industry and compared to traditional livestock enterprises they invest in a relatively small amount of land and relatively expensive infrastructure and stock costs.