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Author: Dr Gita Nandan.Download the full reportThis article looks at the trends in foreign direct investment in Australia’s agricultural sector, its potential benefits, community concerns about it, and the range of Australian policies that are involved in its regulation.Download PDF - 2.99…
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Are you aware of the consequences of importing seeds that don’t comply with Australia’s strict biosecurity import conditions?Purchasing a packet of seeds online may only cost you a few dollars, but they can impact Australia’s native plant and agricultural resources as well as hit your pocket hard…
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The Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB) was first independently reviewed in 2017 with the current IGAB coming into effect in 2019.In July 2017, the independent panel presented the final report, Priorities for Australia’s biosecurity system: an independent review of the capacity of the…
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National Feral Pig Current Distribution in Australia (2024) is a continental spatial dataset of the modelled current distribution of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in Australia. The dataset contains a national map of the current relative abundance of feral pigs for each 5 km x 5 km cell in the raster grid…
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The Northern Australia Biosecurity Framework Reference provides strategic advice on, and support for, a collaborative approach to the delivery of biosecurity in northern Australia. It builds on and supersedes the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) Steering Committee.The Reference Group…
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This is Supporting information for Indicator 1.1c, published July 2024.Forest in the National Reserve System by IUCN protected area categoryTo be protected and included in Australia’s National Reserve System (NRS), an area of land must meet the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)…
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Version 13The Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS) is an integrated set of controls specified and verified by the government that ensure the safety, suitability and integrity of Australian meat and meat products. Underpinning AEMIS are objective hygiene and performance standards that…
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Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2025This Insights report describes the current state of Australian agriculture, with the aim of providing key information and statistics in one place. It covers eight key aspects of Australian agriculture: its role in the broader economy, trends in production,…
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2021–22 to 2023–24Recent farm performanceAn estimated 21% of Australian farm businesses are classified as broadacre cropping farms (18,000 farms), of which 9,300 were specialist cropping farms and a further 8,700 produced a mix of cropping and livestock ( see Methodology).Farm incomes for cropping…
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Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources, March 2017The importation of uncooked prawns into Norfolk Island is currently suspended. This is due to the outbreak of white spot disease…
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