The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance is growing a healthier Australia by improving:
- access to fruit and vegetables for all Australians,
- the environmental sustainability of the supply chain,
- the social impact of the fresh produce sector, and
- the business environment.
White Paper & Priorities
The paper provides a brief overview of the industry and offers some important context on the current pressures being experienced by producers as a prelude to outlining the challenges and opportunities of priority areas including domestic consumption, trade and market access, workforce development, and environmental sustainability, and industry research and development.
Workforce
- Members of the AFPA are focused on developing a reliable, productive, and diverse workforce as part of the long-term sustainable growth of the fresh produce industry.
- Fresh Produce Workforce Background Brief
- Accommodation Challenges in the fresh produce inudstry
Market Access & Trade
The AFPA seek to work with industry and Government to rapidly deliver new and improved market access for fresh Australian produce.
Sustainability
- Members of the AFPA are committed to working with all stakeholders, across government, retail and industry to ensure a balanced approach to environmental sustainability in fresh produce.
Submissions
Links to Australian Fresh Produce Alliance submissions to governmental inquiries, reviews, and consultations:
- July 2024 - Review of Regional Migration Settings
- May 2024 - Food Supply Chain Capacity Study
- May 2024 - Response to the Interim Review of the Food and Grocery Code
- April 2024 - ACCC Supermarket Inquiry
- March 2024 - Review of the Food and Grocery Code
- February 2024 - NSW Plastic: Next Steps - Proposed further action on plastic in NSW
- February 2024 - SA Proposed Single-use and Other Plastic Products Amendment Regulations
- December 2023 - Agriculture Land and Sector Plan
- Previous Submissions
- Submission to the Inquiry into growing Australian agriculture to $100 billion by 2030
- Inquiry into food security in Australia
- Feedback on Hort Innovation's Industry Strategic Investment Plans
- Workforce & Migration
- Temporary and Seasonal Workers' Accommodation (NSW Government)
- Migration Ammendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Bill 2023
- Changes to PALM Scheme Deed and Guidelines
- National Labour Hire Regulation: Towards a single national scheme - Consultation paper
- Consultation on changes to PALM Scheme Deed and Guidelines
- Optimising the PALM Scheme
- Employment White Paper Consultation
- Building a Stronger Pacific Family: reforming the PALM Scheme
- Migration Ammendment (Protecting Migrant Workers) Bill 2021
- Submission to the Select Committee on Job Security
- Exposure Draft Migration Amendment (Protecting Migrant Workers) Bill 2021
- Pacific Labour Mobility Consultation
- Agriculture Sector Occuptations ANZSCO Review
- National Agricultural Workforce Strategy (2020)
- Submission to the Select Committee on Temporary Migration
- Inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker program
- Inquiry into Australia activating greater trade and investment with Pacific island countries
- Improving protections of employees' wages and entitlements: Strengthening penalties for non-compliance.
- Consultation on the Draft Copy of the SWP Deed of Agreement and Guidelines
- Consultation Paper on Harvest Labour Services
- Food Waste & Packaging
- Global agreement on marine plastic litter and plastic pollution
- Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021 (NSW)
- Shifting Victoria to a Circular Economy
- Western Australian Government Review: Let's not draw the short straw - reduce single-use plastics
- Convenience vs. Conservation: Tackling the prominence of single use plastics in the age of modern, convenience driven economies
- Biosecurity, Food Safety & Standards
- Biosecurity Protection Levy Consultation
- Changes to regulatory charging for biosecurity
- National Biosecurity Strategy: Feedback on Consultation Draft
- FSANZ - Primary Production and Processing requirements for Horticulture (Berries, Leafy Vegetables and Melons)
- Biosecurity 2030
- FSANZ Consultation on ammending the Food Standards Code
- FSANZ Review of Food Management Standards, including 'high risk horticulture produce'
- Other
- Response to 2021-22 Agricultural Export Cost Recovery Implementation Statements
- Inquiry into Payment Times Report Bill 2020
- Inquiry into the Treasury Laws Ammendment (R&D Tax Incentive) Bill 2019
- Competitiveness of Tasmanian Agriculture for 2050
- Submission to the Consultation on Modernising the RDC system
- Submission to the review of the Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility
Policy Briefs
Policy briefs by the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance:
Policy Statements
Policy statements by the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance:
- White Paper 2019 - Growing a healthier Australia