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We have completed a review of import conditions for cucurbitaceous vegetable seeds for sowing.
When we conduct a review of import conditions, we:
review the science on pests of concern
assess and analyse biosecurity risks
develop risk management measures, if required
consult the public on…
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Biosecurity roundtables are hosted by state and territory governments on behalf of the National Biosecurity Committee. These focus on themes selected by the Committee and help inform topics for the National Biosecurity Forum.Purpose and scopeThe roundtables are an opportunity for participants to…
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When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to apples or pears harvested in Australia if the person who owns them immediately after harvest:sold the apples or pearsprocessed the apples or pears themselves, orhad the apples or pears processed by another person.ChargeCharge applies to apples…
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When levies and charges applyLevyLevy applies to citrus harvested in Australia if the person who owns the citrus immediately after harvest:sold the citrusprocessed the citrus themselves, orhad the citrus processed by another person.ChargeCharge applies to citrus harvested in and exported from…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 21 July 2021, cold fronts and troughs brought rainfall to much of southern Australia. A high-pressure system and associated cloud free skies saw little to no rainfall across the northern half of the…
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The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the Stockholm Convention) is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
POPs are pesticide and industrial chemicals that are…
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Author: Rhys Downham
Summary
Productivity and efficiency analysis can be used to guide policy development by providing insight into the relative performance of firms, and the drivers of industry growth and competitiveness. In this report, ABARES has applied stochastic frontier analysis to a novel…
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Author: Jared Greenville
Summary
Australia has one of the lowest levels of support
Notes: Support measures as a share of gross farm receipts. The All countries total includes all OECD countries, non-OECD EU Member States, and the 12 Emerging Economies. The OECD total does not include the non-…
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We conducted a risk analysis for the release of the fungus Venturia paralias for the biological control of sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias).
We began this risk analysis in response to an application to release Venturia paralias to control Euphorbia paralias. The application was submitted by…
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27 August 2013
This Biosecurity Advice (BA) notifies stakeholders of the release of the ‘Final review of policy: Importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) propagative material into Australia, on 27 August 2013.
Background
DAFF initiated this review as new pathogens have been identified on…
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