Researchers at Monash University found that backpackers who choose a working holiday in the town of Mildura, Australia contribute an average of $3,000 (£1,500) to the local economy, reports ABC Rural.
Working holidaymakers tend to be aged between 18 and 30 and are happy to pick fruit and vegetables in exchange for a place to stay, says the study.
The study's lead author Dr Jeff Jarvis told the network that he was surprised at how long travellers would stay in the area - an average of around two-months.
"So farmers are quite happy for that, because it means that they're not going to have to chop and change after three weeks, they're not going to have to retrain these people, they get to know them quite well," he added.
Recent reports have suggested that during the recession, young travellers are increasingly choosing farm-stay trips.
Earlier this week the Canadian Press reported that visitors to European organic farms had more than doubled in the past five years.
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