Survival of Australia's Family Farms: Capital Raising and Credit Access

家庭农场是澳大利亚农村不可分割的一部分。 鉴于不断演变的全球金融危机以及由于来自大型股份公司和海外生产商的竞争日益激烈而导致的澳大利亚家庭农场管理的复杂性不断增加，持续干旱，气候变化加剧以及碳市场的限制，家庭农场可持续性的一个关键问题是他们是否有能力获得和管理成功的竞争性信贷来源。 这项研究探讨了家庭农场目前处于不利地位的程度，以及可以实施哪些政策，通过获得有竞争力的信贷额度和适当的财务管理做法，确保家庭农场在未来的可持续性。

Family-run farms are an integral part of rural Australia. Given the evolving global financial crisis and the expanding complexity of managing a family farm in Australia due to increasing competition from large incorporated holdings and overseas producers, a persisting drought, rising climate variability, and constraining carbon markets, one critical issue for the sustainability of family farms is their ability to access and manage successfully competitive sources of credit. This study examines the extent to which family farms are currently at a disadvantage, and what policies could be implemented to ensure their sustainability into the future via access to competitive lines of credit and appropriate financial management practices.