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It is the NFF’s view that supermarkets and retailers can use their substantial market power to the detriment of farmers through lower prices, unfair risk burden and longer-term uncertainty that places significant pressure on individual farm businesses. The Food and Grocery Code in its current form fails to enforce a minimum standard of behaviour between […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
2 months ago
This submission to the Australian Carbon Industry Code of Conduct – Independent Review provides an overview of some of NFF’s concerns around the carbon market and the subsequent code of conduct. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Environment
2 months ago
Agriculture relies upon open and transparent marketplaces that promote competition within agricultural supply chains, enabling farmers to access requisite inputs and sell their produce at a competitive price. The Australian agricultural supply chain has an uneven distribution of market concentration which threatens the economic conditions essential for dynamic, productive and profitable farms. While food and […]
Tags: Food security, Trade and Economic
2 months ago
It is unclear how the policy intent that Scope 3 disclosures would represent ‘information that is available at the reporting date without undue cost or effort’ is reflected in-practice. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Environment
3 months ago
Unmanaged goats (invasive species) are a significant threat to Australian agriculture and biodiversity. Excluding environmental impacts and pastoral degradation, feral goats are estimated to cause losses to livestock farming of approximately $25 million each year. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Environment
3 months ago
The National Water Initiative (NWI) was developed 20 years ago in 2004 and has been agreed to by all Australian Governments. The NWI is Australia’s blueprint for national water reform as it outlines a clear framework and set of operating principles to underpin the sustainable management of national water resources. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Natural Resource Management, Water
3 months ago
The NFF is extremely concerned about the ongoing spread and proliferation of RIFA and the need to urgently and adequately resource eradication activities before the invasive species becomes entrenched and endemic. Current eradication efforts are clearly under strain and lack the resources necessary to prevent additional detections and outbreaks. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
3 months ago
Invest in Australian Agriculture. Invest in Australia’s Future. The Australian economy is facing a set of significant challenges. Stagnating productivity, increasing inflation and the challenge of transitioning to a net-zero economy all offer downside risks to Australia. However, in this era of evolving economic, demographic, and environmental challenges, the Australian agricultural sector is both a […]
Tags: budget
4 months ago
The NFF supports the introduction of a clear complaints mechanism that enables designated small business advocates to submit a complaint to the ACCC where they have evidence of a significant or systemic market issue that affects consumers or small businesses in Australia. The proposed scheme contains positive elements that should encourage greater use of the […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
4 months ago
Government must recognise Australian agriculture’s unique contribution to productive landscape management, food security, and emissions reduction. Agriculture must not and cannot become the solution to other sector’s problems via too much focus and reliance on offsets in the agricultural landscape. The task of national emissions reduction is a shared responsibility for all sectors, agriculture will […]
Tags: Environment, Food security
4 months ago
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