Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Skip to search
Home

Top navigation main

  • News & media
  • Jobs
  • Ministers
  • Contact us
Main menu

AWE Main

  • Agriculture and land
    Agriculture and land Building stronger and more sustainable agriculture, fisheries, forestry and land care.
    • Animal health
    • Climate change and agriculture
    • Drought, disaster and rural support
    • Farming, food and drought
    • Fisheries
    • Forestry
    • Levies and charges on agricultural products
    • Mouse infestation advice
    • Plant health
    Xylella

    Protect against unwanted plant pests

    Our biosecurity system helps protects us. Everyone has a role in supporting our biosecurity system.

    Find out more

  • Biosecurity and trade
    Biosecurity and trade
    • Aircraft, vessels and military
    • Biosecurity policy
    • Cats and dogs
    • Exporting
    • Importing
    • Pests, diseases and weeds
    • Public awareness and education
    • Trade and market access
    • Travelling or sending goods to Australia
    • Report a concern
    Brown marmorated stink bug

    BMSB Seasonal Measures

    Australia has strengthened seasonal measures to manage the risk of BMSB.

    View our seasonal measures

  • Science and research
    Science and research Undertaking research and collecting data to support informed decisions and policies.
    • Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
    • Plant Innovation Centre
    Abares

    ABARES Insights

    Get 'snapshots’ of agricultural, forestry and fisheries industries, or analysis of key issues.

    Find out more

  • About us
    About us We enhance our agricultural industries and trade, and manage the threat of biosecurity risks to Australia.
    • Accountability and reporting
    • Assistance, grants and tenders
    • Contact us
    • Fees and charges
    • News and media
    • Our commitment to you
    • Payments
    • People and jobs
    • Publications
    • What we do
    • Who we are
    Budget 2025-26

    Budget 2025-26

    The 2025–26 Portfolio Budget Statements were released on 25 March 2025.

    Find out more

  • Online services
    Online services We do business with you using online platforms. This makes it easier for you to meet your legal requirements.
Department of Agriculture

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Biosecurity and trade
  3. Trade and market access
  4. PHAMA Plus partnership

Sidebar first - Market access trade

  • Trade and Market Access
    • Agricultural Trade Quarterly Briefing
    • Agriculture bilateral and multilateral engagement
    • Agri-Business Expansion Initiative
    • Trade tips for exporters
    • Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC)
    • Free trade agreements (FTAs)
      • Free trade agreements signed (but not yet in force) or under negotiation
    • Special Representative for Australian Agriculture
      • Latest news
    • National Traceability
      • Australian Agricultural Traceability Alliance
      • Agricultural Traceability Grants
      • Agricultural Traceability Projects
      • NLIS Database Uplift Project 
    • Non-tariff measures
    • Our Overseas Agriculture Counsellor Network
    • PHAMA Plus partnership
    • eCert (electronic certification) for Australia
      • eCert (electronic certification) for exports
      • eCert (electronic certification) for imports
    • World Trade Organization (WTO)
      • Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
        • Australia’s SPS contact point
        • WTO SPS agreement: why you need to know …
      • Technical barriers to trade
    • Indonesia-Australia Partnership on Food Security in the Red Meat and Cattle Sector
    • Improving agricultural export legislation
      • Useful legislation links
    • 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals
    • Preparing for Brexit
    • Transforming Australia’s agricultural export services
    • UN Food Systems Summit 2021
    • Feeding the Future - a joint report

PHAMA Plus partnership

Memorandum of Understanding

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the department and DT Global was signed on 6 October 2021. This MoU formally recognises the department’s partnership with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access program (PHAMA Plus) which is managed by DT Global.

PHAMA Plus is an Australian Government initiative, co-funded by the New Zealand Government.

PHAMA Plus provides practical assistance to help growers and exporters in Pacific Island countries maintain existing markets and gain access to new domestic and international markets.

The MoU set out commitments, responsibilities, and contributions for each party to help grow agricultural trade between Pacific islands countries and Australia, and to look for opportunities to collaborate on joint objectives and work priorities.

Our partnership supports the work in 6 countries in which PHAMA Plus operates;

  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea (PNG)
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu
  • Tonga

Our support will also extend to countries under Australia's Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus) commitment. These countries currently include;

  • Cook Islands
  • Kiribati
  • Niue.

Biosecurity in the Pacific

As exotic pests and diseases such as Fall army worm and African Swine Fever continue to threaten our natural environment and impact our food production and agriculture industries, Australia and Pacific Island countries must continue to work together to maintain our biosecurity and trade access.

A key focus of the department is to manage biosecurity risks to Australian agriculture, the environment and Australia’s way of life.
Biosecurity is a critical part of the government's efforts to prevent, respond to and recover from pests and diseases that threaten the economy and environment.

The department and Pacific Islands countries have collaborated on capacity building activities to prepare and respond to biosecurity risks, improve food security and create better market access.

General enquiries

Call 1800 900 090

Contact us online

Report a biosecurity concern

Thanks for your feedback.
Thanks! Your feedback has been submitted.

We aren't able to respond to your individual comments or questions.
To contact us directly phone us or submit an online inquiry

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Please verify that you are not a robot.

Skip
Page last updated: 08 October 2021

We acknowledge the continuous connection of First Nations Traditional Owners and Custodians to the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We recognise their care for and cultivation of Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and recognise their knowledge and contribution to the productivity, innovation and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

Artwork: Protecting our Country, Growing our Future
© Amy Allerton, contemporary Aboriginal Artist of the Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Gamilaroi nations.

Footer

  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • FOI

© Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Facebook X LinkedIn Instagram