About the Agribusiness Audit
Cardinia Shire has commenced the Cardinia Agribusiness Audit project, aimed at producing a comprehensive agricultural audit of the shire. The Audit will identify growth opportunities and challenges faced by the local agribusiness industry. Project objectives include understanding the current state and future potential of our industry; and formulating strategic actions to develop a sustainable and thriving local agribusiness community. The Farming and Food Futures Workshops are an important stakeholder consultation activity to gain industry insights and perspectives.
Industry Consultation Activities
Two important Agribusiness Audit Activities for industry consultation were undertaken.
- Surveys
- Farmer/Rural Landowner Surveys
- Food Business - Accessing Local Produce Survey
- Agribusiness Future Survey
- Workshops
- Workshops took place between 7-14 May 2024 and were held in Koo Wee Rup, Gembrook and online. The surveys closed on 16 June 2024. The data is currently being analysed and the results will enable actions to be identified to better support agribusiness. Thank you for your feedback, advice and support for creating a more dynamic local farming, food and agribusiness environment.
Surveys
Farmer/Rural Landowner Survey
Purpose: To identify important issues impacting the local industry, individual business viability and to better quantify general production and the economic operating environment.
For Who: Farmers, share farmers, property leasees, agritourism businesses, all property owners with available land to conduct farming and associated activities.
This has been emailed or mailed out to all farm rated property owners (receiving the Farmland, Primary Production or Single Farm Enterprise rate levies) registered with Cardinia Shire Council.
Other unidentified rural property owners who may be full-time or part-time farmers or have vacant rural land and are interested in farming or share farming, could access the farming/property use survey from this site.
Food Business – Accessing Local Produce Survey.
Purpose: to identify the current status, challenges and opportunities for accessing local produce across the value chain in Cardinia Shire.
For Who: Food users, processors, buyers, manufacturers (food/beverage) and value adders and the food service industry (hospitality, cafes, restaurant, retail) and all interested individuals. This has also been emailed or mailed out to all business premises registed with Cardinia Shire Council.
Other Industry Stakeholders – Agribusiness Futures Survey
Purpose: To gather feedback from others interested in farming and food.
For Who: Contractors/suppliers (i.e. input, fertiliser, seed, machinery, equipment, farm fencing, soil management, hay/fodder production, logistics export, wholesale) advisors, consultants, service providers, employees of a farming or associated agribusinesses, industry associations or environment-based groups relating to farming and community members.
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