Table A4.6 Future farming intentions comparison of Basin irrigators who have and have not sold/transferred entitlements to the government since – 2008 How likely are you to do the Basin irrigators Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin Basin irrigator Basin irrigator Basin irrigator Basin irrigator following in the next 5 years? irrigators who who reported irrigators who irrigators who irrigators who irrigators who irrigators who irrigators who who had not who had not who had not who had not reported they they had SOLD reported they reported they reported they reported they reported they reported they sold or sold or sold or sold or had SOLD entitlements had SOLD had SOLD had had had had transferred transferred transferred transferred entitlements to the entitlements entitlements TRANSFERRED TRANSFERRED TRANSFERRED TRANSFERRED entitlements entitlements entitlements entitlements to the government to the to the entitlements entitlements entitlements entitlements to the to the to the to the government Neither likely/ government government to the to the to the to the government government government government Unlikely unlikely or Likely n government government government government Unlikely Neither likely/ Likely n unsure Unlikely Neither likely/ Likely n unlikely or unlikely or unsure unsure Retire from farming (even if you 50% 10% 40% 70 55% 7% 39% 75 58% 5% 36% 359 keep working off-farm) farming for reasons other 81% 1% 18% 68 75% 3% 22% 73 75% 6% 19% 346 than retirement Expand my farm business 68% 4% 28% 69 61% 7% 32% 71 69% 8% 23% 353 Downsize my farm business 70% 7% 22% 67 76% 7% 18% 74 75% 8% 17% 362 Substantially change my 64% 10% 26% 69 71% 10% 19% 73 76% 8% 16% 358 enterprise mix Relocate entire farm business 94% 3% 3% 69 92% 5% 3% 76 93% 3% 5% 360 Adopt more intensive farm 68% 12% 21% 68 65% 10% 25% 72 75% 10% 15% 357 practices Seek additional off-farm work 88% 1% 10% 69 83% 4% 13% 75 80% 5% 15% 359
Table A4.6 Future farming intentions – comparison of Basin irrigators who have and have not sold/transferred entitlements to the government since 2008 How likely are you to do the following in the next 5 years? Basin irrigators who reported they had SOLD entitlements to the government Unlikely irrigators who reported they had SOLD entitlements to the government Neither likely/ unlikely or unsure Basin irrigators who reported they had SOLD entitlements to the government Likely Basin irrigators who reported they had SOLD entitlements to the government n Basin irrigators who reported they had TRANSFERRED entitlements to the government Unlikely Basin irrigators who reported they had TRANSFERRED entitlements to the government Neither likely/ unlikely or unsure Basin irrigators who reported they had TRANSFERRED entitlements to the government Likely Basin irrigators who reported they had TRANSFERRED entitlements to the government n Basin irrigator who had not sold or transferred entitlements to the government Unlikely Basin irrigator who had not sold or transferred entitlements to the government Neither likely/ unlikely or unsure Basin irrigator who had not sold or transferred entitlements to the government Likely Basin irrigator who had not sold or transferred entitlements to the government n Retire from farming (even if you keep working off-farm) 50% 10% 40% 70 55% 7% 39% 75 58% 5% 36% 359 farming for reasons other than retirement 81% 1% 18% 68 75% 3% 22% 73 75% 6% 19% 346 Expand my farm business 68% 4% 28% 69 61% 7% 32% 71 69% 8% 23% 353 Downsize my farm business 70% 7% 22% 67 76% 7% 18% 74 75% 8% 17% 362 Substantially change my enterprise mix 64% 10% 26% 69 71% 10% 19% 73 76% 8% 16% 358 Relocate entire farm business 94% 3% 3% 69 92% 5% 3% 76 93% 3% 5% 360 Adopt more intensive farm practices 68% 12% 21% 68 65% 10% 25% 72 75% 10% 15% 357 Seek additional off-farm work 88% 1% 10% 69 83% 4% 13% 75 80% 5% 15% 359
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