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Export Meat Industry Advisory Committee (EMIAC)

​​​T​​he Export Meat Industry Advisory Committee (EMIAC) was created in the 1960s as a consultative body between the export meat industry and the Australian Government. EMIAC still retains the same role…
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Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT): Optimising transport choice for plantation harvests

Quality transport infrastructure is essential for efficiently moving logs from plantations to mills for processing or ports for export.The then Department of Agriculture and Water Resources engaged CSIRO in 2016 to expand its Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT) to include networks…
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Fisheries

Australia’s Commonwealth, state and territory governments manage fisheries in consultation with the fishing industry, scientists, economists and other user groups. This includes those that represent traditional fishing, recreational fishing and environmental non-government organisations. These…
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Our portfolio

We represent national interests across agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.We are a large and diverse portfolio. This includes agencies, statutory and non-statutory bodies, independent advisors and industry representatives.Our ministerThe Hon Julie Collins MP is Minister for Agriculture…
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Snapshot - Australian sheepmeat exports

February 2023 Strong global prices led to a record $4.5 billion in sheepmeat exports in 2021–22. The long-term global outlook for sheepmeat is strong, supported by growing global demand and a continued move towards high-value lamb products. Record Australian sheepmeat exports in 2021–22…
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Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)

PLANT PEST Leaves infected with barley stripe rust take on a yellowappearance. Frank Peairs, Bugwood.org Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease of barley that can cause completecrop lossesWhere it’s from: Asia, Europe, Central Africa and North,…
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Horse Industry Consultative Committee

FunctionThe Horse Industry Consultative Committee (HICC) is the principal consultative forum for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) to engage with industry on equine biosecurity, quarantine and market access issues, and related animal health and welfare…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2021-A01 – Commencement of a review of biosecurity risks associated with importing dairy products for human consumption

13 January 2021 Download Document Pages File size Animal Biosecurity Advice 2021-A01 – Commencement of a review of biosecurity risks associated with importing dairy products for human consumption PDF 1 146 KB ​If you have difficulty accessing these files…
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry statement on allegations of non-compliance with the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System in Oman

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry received initial allegations from Animals Australia on the evening of Sunday 28 May 2023 of non-compliance with the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) for sheep in Oman. Further details and supporting evidence have been provided by…
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Importing food from New Zealand

Improving access to imported food safety requirementsFrom mid-2025 imported food safety requirements will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).See more about the Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.Australia and New Zealand have joint food standards and…
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