Farm finance | Resources – ANU Sustainable Farms https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/tags/farm-finance/ Supporting sustainable farming to help conserve Australia’s unique biodiversity. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 02:47:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Farm finance | Resources – ANU Sustainable Farms https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/tags/farm-finance/ 32 32 Webinar: Investing in healthy farms for the future – a policy proposal https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/summary-of-rcl-webinar-12-october-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summary-of-rcl-webinar-12-october-2020 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:51:22 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=429 In an era of climatic uncertainty and increasing droughts, farm improvement projects that restore degraded land, enhance natural assets and improve drought resilience are becoming ever more important. However, sustainable funding of these projects presents a challenge that requires novel solutions.

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]]> On Monday 12 October 2020, Sustainable Farms hosted a webinar on the concept of using a revenue-contingent loan system (RCL) for the financing of farm improvement projects.

The webinar was the first step in a public discussion about this proposal, and brought together Sustainable Farms Directors along with representatives from the National Farmers Federation (NFF) and Regional Investment Corporation (RIC).

You can watch the recording here, or download a text summary at the link below.

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]]> Episode Three: An innovative proposal for farm financing https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/resources/episode-three-an-innovative-proposal-for-farm-financing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-three-an-innovative-proposal-for-farm-financing Fri, 12 Oct 2018 03:08:26 +0000 https://www.sustainablefarms.org.au/?post_type=resources&p=443 Many farmers are concerned that government financing schemes particularly in times of drought can lead them into unrepayable debt, and risk of property foreclosure down the track.

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]]> In this podcast Professor Bruce Chapman (the Sustainable Farms Finance Research Director) talks to Gordon Taylor about an innovative proposal for farm financing that means debt is only repaid when it can be.  In the current context,  the model is particularly useful for both providing drought relief and encouraging investment in natural assets on farm.

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