Ep 115: Garry Edwards - Diversification & scale in agriculture assets

Inside the Rope with David Clark

Garry joins David in this episode to discuss his past experience as well as the AAM Diversified Agriculture Fund (ADAF), a strategy that targets a total return of 12% per annum, comprised of 6% income and 6% growth. Garry and David also discuss Garry's past experiences that lead him to start investing in agriculture assets, such as his family farm outside Sydney and his experience in judging animals in the United States. Garry also highlights the need for diversification & scale across agriculture assets, and how AAM seeks to achieve this. Garry is the Founder and Managing Director of the AAM Investment Group, and has over 25 years’ experience in large scale asset development and management within the Australian agribusiness sector. Garry founded the company that today is AAM in 2007, commencing the development, operation and management of a portfolio of agricultural assets valued at over ~$650 million and remains the major shareholder of AAM.