Thursday 27 September 2012

Importance of Farm Rental to Farmers

By Allan Hatchell


Farming is a lucrative investment. This is because all output has a ready market and the payback period is quite short. This is however a huge investment especially if you the motive is to produce large volumes of agricultural output. A lot of money is needed to purchase such large tracts of land and also prepare the land to ensure it is suitable for the particular crop. This therefore makes it difficult for people to venture into such investments due to insufficient capital. On the other hand, some people only need the land on certain seasons thus making it uneconomical leave the land bare and idle. Farm rental is an alternative to purchasing since it serves the same purpose. Land owners on the other hand can generate some income from the idle land.

It enables people to use land that may not necessarily belong to them. Therefore, anyone can do farming without having to worry how they would acquire the land and maintain it. It is therefore possible to hire any size of land as long as someone can afford the rentals.

The leasehold payments are very minimal compared to the revenues and subsequent profits that such investments are likely to generate. Additionally, the payback period is very short since people do not own the land which is very expensive. People maximize returns by renting large tracts of farmland where they practice large scale farming.

The issue of leaving any land idle is minimized or eliminated because owners can rent out land they are not using. This protects the farmland from effects of erosion and weeds. In addition, owners receive some money despite not actively using their property for farming activities. The farms therefore still remain productive despite even when they are used by other farmers. It is therefore possible to generate income from through cropland rental thus offsetting the payment of some bills.

Prices of property are always appreciating. Owners can therefore keep their property for speculative purposes even when they are not directly involved in farming. In addition, through lease agreements, they are still able to gain revenue from such sources.

Agricultural leasing is a phenomenon practiced mostly by farmers who want to try the productivity of crops in various areas. They can therefore hire the land in any geographical location in the world without actually owning the property. Others rent properties which are conveniently located to their market for farm produce.

Farm rental is a lucrative business in areas where land is quite expensive. This practice is common among the rich since many of them can afford to buy such large tracts. Many people consider large scale farming more profitable since farmers can take advantage of economies of scale to reduce the unit cost of production.




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