| Investment in the agricultural sector must be made more transparent if Australia is to realise goals of becoming the food bowl of Asia, and the $100 billion Future Fund could have a role in stimulating the flow new money into the sector, according to Winemakers Federation chairman Tony D'Aloisio.
The investment in the sector by the federal government's Future Fund could help draw investment from competing funds both offshore and domestically. The Future Fund in 2011 tipped $125 million into a joint venture with listed farming group PrimeAg in a bid to stimulate further investment, but the vehicle foundered after a discounted capital raising sparked tension among investors...............................................Full Article: Source
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