Australian Farm Institute director Mick Keogh said a number of factors have contributed to a national rise in agricultural enrolments.

He pointed to a significant growth in the demand for agricultural graduates in recent years. That growth is most evident in the service industry. Mr Keogh said farmers were increasingly outsourcing roles like advice, as well as looking at contractors for livestock and harvest jobs, which has created a number of job opportunities in the sector.

He said one of the major areas where there had been growth was in the financial sector, with business advisory companies looking for an increased number of agriculture graduates.