07/04/2026
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ
Vegetables WA, as a member of the NFF Horticulture Council and the Compliance Taskforce, recently joined a consortium of horticulture industry representatives in Canberra to engage with Ministers, parliamentarians, and senior Department of Agriculture officials. Discussions focused on several critical issues, including the current fuel crisis, the development of a national food security strategy, compliance pressures, chemical regulation, DAFF export cost recovery, and workforce challenges. The Council also convened a dedicated workshop on MarketโDriven Compliance, bringing together auditors, certifying bodies, standard owners, growers, and Council members. The workshop examined the key challenges facing industry and worked to identify shared priorities and a coordinated path forward. All meetings were well received. We were able to strongly advocate for growers and emphasise the harsh and rapidly deteriorating conditions facing the horticulture sector. We reinforced the critical importance of food security and the need for government support to ensure the ongoing viability of vegetable production across Australia.
