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Dr Raana Asgar, the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer’s secondee to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Subregional Office for the Pacific recently presented a paper on ‘One Health through a Pacific lens’, at the 37th FAO Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Senior Officials Meeting in…
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Australia’s farm, fisheries and forestry sectors are set to rebound in 2024-25. The most recent Agricultural Commodities and Australian Crop reports are predicting that the gross value of production in 2024–25 will again increase after poor seasonal conditions affected outcomes in 2023-24.…
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The latest ABARES Snapshot of Australian agriculture showcases the industry’s significant growth, with the gross value of agricultural production increasing by more than 51% in the last 20 years, from $62.2 billion to $94.3 billion.
This increase in production value has been accompanied in a shift…
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245-2023: Management of cabotage vessels intending on loading in-ships-hold agricultural commodities
20 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants, such as vessel owners, operators, shipping agents and consignees involved in the management of domestic in-ships-hold agricultural commodities (e.g., fertiliser, grain, stockfeed) on board international vessels.…
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5 March 2014
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that a policy recommendation has been made to allow release of the geometrid moth Eueupithecia sp.2 for the biological control of the weed Parkinsonia aculeata. Release of Eueupithecia sp.2 may be permitted, subject to standard…
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18 July 2012
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders that a policy recommendation has been made to allow release of the geometrid moth Eueupithecia cisplatensis for the biological control of…
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World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is an inter-governmental organisation formed in 1924. It currently has 183 member countries.
Its objectives are to:
ensure transparency in the global animal disease situation
collect, analyse and…
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New Export Legislation
On 28 March 2021 Australia’s new legal framework for agricultural exports commenced. The Australian Government introduced the new export legislation as part of a wider initiative to strengthen Australia’s agricultural exports and market access. This initiative will make the…
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The latest ABARES Snapshot of Australian agriculture shows the industry continues to grow and perform strongly in a number of key areas including exports, incomes and risk management.
Industry production and export values are forecast to hit record levels in 2022-23, with broadacre and dairy farm…
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3 May 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft review by Monday 3 July 2023.
The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a policy review of the Australian import conditions for whole…
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