With almost half of Canadian farmers aged 55 and over, a burgeoning number looking to build a retirement fund from the sale of their land have access to a new class of buyer – venture capitalists.

Strong investor interest is based on the assumption that Saskatchewan land is a relatively safe investment and that global demand for food, feed and biofuel products will continue to increase over the long term.

Saskatchewan farmland, based on its productive capacity, continues to trade at a significant discount compared to land in other parts of Canada and around the world.
 “We particularly like … Saskatchewan because there’s this demonstrable discount on farmland prices if you look at (the cost for) a bushel of productive capacity,” 

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