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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

2024 White Paper: Fresh, Healthy and Affordable: Growing the future of the fresh produce industry
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.
  • Trade Market Access Background Brief
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.

  • Sustainability Background Brief
  • Common GHG Accounting Framework

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 Brief: Expansion of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme
  • Policy Brief: Career Opportunities in Fresh Produce
  • AFPA Paper: Harvest Work Visa
  • AFPA Response to the National Agriculture Workforce Strategy & Roadmap

Policy Statements

Policy statements by the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance:
  • White Paper 2019 - Growing a healthier Australia
  • Position Statement: Fresh Produce Packaging
  • Position Statement: Integrated Systems and Harmonised Auditing for Ethical Sourcing
  • Position Statement: People in Fresh Produce
  • 2019 AFPA Election Statement
Contact
info@freshproduce.org.au
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