Foreign Direct Investment in Australian Agriculture

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Australian agriculture, forestry and fisheries offers a wide array of benefits such as financial resources, technological innovation and access to global value chains. This contributes to the productivity, dynamism and competitiveness of the sector, positioning it better to meet the evolving demands of consumers in the Indo-Pacific region. This, in turn, can be expected to benefit production and exports, Australian rural communities and the broader economy. However, FDI in the sector has also raised concerns in the past about sovereignty, food security and impacts on rural communities.