Australian agriculture needs the Australian Government to reward effort, encourage regional entrepreneurship, provide a supportive regulatory environment and the critical infrastructure in both our regions and our cities that enable farmers to innovate, increase productivity and get their products to domestic and global markets. The NFF Pre-Budget Submission outlines 7 key ingredients and 60 detailed recommendations in our recipe for a $100 billion industry by 2030:
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