The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF) National Food Security Strategy: Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper).
The NFF has long called for greater policy focus on national food security. Along with our members, we have sought to progress analysis and strategic planning for over a decade. Producers have explicitly called for a strategy to be developed, and as such, welcomed the Government’s $3.5 million commitment to do so.
Agricultural production is core to food security. While a holistic view must be taken of the role of various elements of the supply chain, it is an inalienable fact that without agricultural production, the stable functioning of the entire food system is at risk. The Strategy must reflect this, embedding food production and producers at its heart.
With this as a bedrock of the Strategy, the NFF has used this submission to put forward a set of five targeted positions and recommendations.
The NFF’s full submission can be found here.
Chrissy Kerin