Grain Producers Australia has established a new Sustainability Taskforce to strengthen policy and advocacy outcomes that help drive sustainability and productivity for grain producers and industry.

GPA Southern Director, and fifth-generation farmer from Cunliffe on the northern Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, Mark Schilling, has been appointed inaugural Chair of the new Taskforce.

GPA’s Sustainability Taskforce is a working group of the GPA Policy Council, with membership also comprising grower leaders and representatives of State Farming Grains Committees. The Committee’s work and output will also be supported by GPA’s professional staff.

The Taskforce will operate on a similar model to the GPA Biosecurity Committee and GPA Pesticides and Technology Sub-committee.

 

Other stakeholders and experts can also take on Taskforce roles to help inform policy and advocacy, and enhance grains sustainability outcomes.

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The Taskforce’s role is to:

• Provide opportunities for GPA State Members to develop greater understanding and knowledge of sustainability issues facing the Australian grains industry.

• To provide a forum for focused engagement and collaboration on member views and input into the Grains Sustainability Framework project.

• Develop GPA policy on grains sustainability – and identify any project and collaboration opportunities.

• Communicate educational information and encourage factual debate about grains sustainability and the impact on grain producers.

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