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AgForce Qld president Georgie Somerset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farmers “have our backs” during the COVID-19 pandemic, Queenslanders were assured by AgForce on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The agriculture lobby group said Australians don\u2019t have to worry about running out of high-quality fresh food.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe truly are the lucky country when it comes to feeding ourselves, producing three times as much food as we need,\u201d General President Georgie Somerset said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralians can rest assured that our farmers are doing their bit and with recent rains are ramping up production to meet demand \u2013 although of course, this may take some time, as new crops don\u2019t grow overnight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meantime, farmers hope our reassurances about the country\u2019s food security will encourage people to return to their regular shopping habits, safe in the knowledge there is more than enough for everybody.”<\/p>\n

Mrs Somerset said AgForce was working closely with the State Government and, through the National Farmers\u2019 Federation, the Federal Government to have agriculture and the rest of the food chain, including transport, recognised as an essential service.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe response by Federal and State Governments to the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 crisis has been outstanding, but we also need to ensure these very necessary precautions don\u2019t affect people\u2019s access to food or indeed other essential household items,” she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, border closures and restrictions on movement must not be allowed to impact on the transport of food products to shops or, just as importantly, on getting essential inputs like seed, livestock, fertiliser, crop protection products, and workers to our farms.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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