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- Infrastructure building and economic recovery have emerged as one of the critical focus areas for the 2022 Australian federal election.
- ADF has outlined a 2022 federal election policy statement, seeking to secure the dairy industry recovery with a focus on people, sustainability, and economic recovery.
- The organisation calls upon political support for policies driving regional jobs, nutritional health and on-farm sustainability and productivity in the dairy industry.
With few months left for the 2022 Australian federal election, the major parties are working on plans to woo the Aussie voters. While economic growth and infrastructure promises have taken a front seat during election promises, Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) recently outlined a 2022 federal election policy statement. The statement by Australia’s peak body representing dairy farmers seek to secure the dairy industry recovery with a focus on people, sustainability, and economic recovery.
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The organisation has proposed objectives, strategies, and initiatives in a bid to demand political support for policies driving regional jobs, nutritional health and on-farm sustainability and productivity in the dairy industry.
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Improve nutritional health in Australia and abroad
Despite significant advantages of dairy foods, there are deficits in dairy consumption, with the global average far below the recommended mark.
ADF has highlighted that several issues such as misleading product labelling and marketing, supply chain constraints and trade barriers must be addressed to achieve the optimal nutritional health prescribed by the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
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To address these challenges, ADF calls upon the political parties to resolve malnutrition in residential aged care, increase access to international trade and market, restore truth in nutrition labelling, maintain live export trade, and make supply chains transparent, fair and competitive.
Focus on growing jobs and liveability
A number of factors including a shortage of workers, fertilisers, housing, investment and regional services have increased challenges to maintaining supply.
Highlighting that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these long-standing issues, the organisation has urged for the resolution of workforce shortage and capability deficits in the dairy sector. It aims to provide a more consistent approach to workplace pandemic restrictions and reducing the divide between urban and rural settings.
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Increase commitment to sustainability and productivity
The Australian Dairy Industry Sustainability Framework continues to improve farm productivity and profitability with its whole of supply chain approach to many challenges concerning Australia’s international obligations. Amidst several sustainability challenges such as climate change, native flora and fauna decline, natural disasters, and emerging pests and diseases, there is a strong need for the deployment of various mitigation and adaptation measures on farms.
ADF has highlighted several strategies from strengthening the agriculture RDC system to building resilience and responsiveness to climate change to address such challenges.
Moreover, the organisation seeks support for natural capital markets and environmental stewardship. It has called upon the country leaders to maintain strong border controls and program funding for biosecurity and driving the adoption of digital technologies on farms.
