The Australian Farm Data Code (the Code) aims to promote adoption of digital technology, by ensuring that farmers have comfort in how their data is used, managed, and shared. The Code was developed and adopted by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) in consultation with industry, with support from the Australian Government, and has received investment under the Data Sharing Initiative project (DOI: 10.47486/DC102) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
A provider is defined in the Code as “any entity with a direct contractual relationship (written or verbal) with a farm business, which collects, interprets or manages Farm Data in the course of that relationship. Providers include but are not limited to: technology providers, research institutions, government bodies”. [Ref: Australian Farm Data Code, Edition 2”]
If you are a provider and answer ‘yes’ to all the following questions, you’re eligible to have your product, project, or service assessed against the Code.
Do you have a direct contractual relationship with farmers/farm businesses?
Do you collect, receive, use, manage, or share farm data?
Are you an Australian entity?
If you didn’t answer ‘yes’ to all the above, you can still get advice on how to adopt the Code – please contact our team at farmdatacode@nff.org.au for more information.
There is only one fee payable to have a product, project, or service assessed against the Code. If the product, project, or service complies 100% with the Code there are no further fees payable for certification to be awarded.
The current fees for assessment and certification against the Code are:
| 2023 – 2025 | |
| Start‐ups <$500k annual revenue | $700 |
| Small organisations $500k‐$10m annual revenue | $1,500 |
| Medium organisations $10m-$500m annual revenue | $5,000 |
| Large organisations >$500m annual revenue | $10,000 |
| Research projects | $1,000 |
Annual renewals per product/project/service have the same fees as above. Fees listed above exclude GST.
Yes you can. The expectation is that you consider the requirements of the certification and the principles of the Farm Data Code when designing changes to your service terms and conditions, data management policies, product features, FAQs, marketing materials, or any other documents you referred to in the assessment process.
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