A plan designed to implement a range of targeted activities and investments to strengthen biosecurity protections and safeguard the $32 billion Australian grains industry was launched to a crowd of grains industry representatives this month.
World Grain reported that the Australian Grains Industry Biosecurity Plan was launched with plan partners including Plant Health Australia and Grain Producers Australia highlighting the importance of a plan pulling all relevant parties together when working in this space.
The plan developed a series of Threat Summary Tables that identified exotic pests known to affect grain crops overseas and assessed their overall risk to the industry based on four criteria: entry, establishment, spread potential and economic impact.
GPA Chair Barry Large said the plan would support the biosecurity system for all Australians by bolstering the grains industry's efforts to be prepared, reduce risk and respond appropriately.
“Everyone will benefit from this new uplift in investments, actions and activities to help strengthen biosecurity protections specific to the grains sector — not just growers,” he said.
“This also demonstrates that we’re talking the talk and walking the walk on biosecurity by harnessing our resources and being proactive, to further protect the profitability and sustainability of our industry.”
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