April 27, 2014
The inaugural Queensland Agriculture Conference will be held in Brisbane on June 26.
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh said the conference would be one of the most important events for the sector, bringing together hundreds of the State’s top agricultural representatives.
“With its theme of ‘Growing Opportunities’, this one-day event will see all of the main players gathered in one room to discuss major issues in farm production,” Mr McVeigh said.
The conference follows on from the launch of the Queensland Agriculture Strategy which provides a framework for government and industry to work together to grow agriculture.
“The strategy will drive our policy agenda to achieve our target of doubling Queensland’s agricultural production by 2040,” Mr McVeigh said.
“A key commitment in the strategy is the development of the first State of Queensland Agriculture Report which will establish baseline information for the industry and progress on reaching our 2040 growth target. This report will be released at the conference.”
Conference sessions will be organised around the strategy’s four key pathways: Resources, Productivity, Markets and Production, and will include discussions on economic issues and agricultural drivers impacting on priority markets in the G20 and elsewhere.
For further information, visit the conference’s registration page
