Last week, Saskatchewan’s government announced that it is restricting pension funds and other investors from purchasing farmland. Saskatchewan has nearly half of Canada’s farmland. The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, the group most effected by the decision, is Canada’s largest institutional investor. So it is no wonder that the decision has people talking. The question is whether people are having the right conversation, because whether pension funds are allowed to invest in Saskatchewan or not, Canadian farmers are facing a financing crisis. Farmers cannot get access to the right kind of capital to build stable farms. Now is the time to change that.
Realize Capital Partners investing in AreaOne Farms
Often, farmers have the expertise but not the funds to grow and improve their farming operations. Furthermore, the increasingly capital-intensive nature of farming deters younger generations from becoming farmers. By partnering with Canadian farmers to invest in land, inputs and equipment, and enhance the viability and sustainability of operations, Area One Farms Fund V is helping to improve farmland and farm operations, making farming a good option for the next generation
