Over the next 10 years, 50% of Canada's farm assets will be transferred as 75% of retiring farmers don't have successors. This document outlines challenges around farmland transfer such as speculative land values and crisis farm sales. It proposes options like community-owned farms, farmland equity funds, and farmland management services to support a new generation of farmers through tenure and ownership models, investment and financing from sources like community bonds and impact investors, and policies to protect farmland and incentivize farming.

1. FARMSTART
Supporting a New
Generation of Farmers
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2. In the next 10 years…
50% of our farm assets will be
transferred
75% of our retiring farmers
don‟t have successors
Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
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3. Challenges of Farmland
Transfer
Speculative land values
„Sunset‟ agriculture
“Crisis” farm sales
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10. Options ?
Community-owned farms
„Farmland For Farmers‟ Equity Fund
Farmland management services
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11. Tenure and ownership
„Options‟ for retiring farmers
Land Trusts and transferable leases
Condo farm structures
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12. Investment and Financing
Community Bonds
RRSP eligible equity funds
Leverage low interest, long term $ from
Farm Credit Canada or Infrastructure
Ontario or other Impact Investors
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13. Enabling Environment
Prime farmland protection
Tax incentives (for farmers and investors)
Changes in planning policies
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