COVID-19 - Australian Farm Institute

November 2020 Insights

Published 25 Nov 2020

It’s been a tumultuous year in many ways but there’s one topic which is undeniably ubiquitous: how has COVID changed the ways we operate? This edition of Insights looks at NSW Farmers’ eight-point reform and recovery plan, canvasses global opinions on potential international farm policy ramifications, covers the shift to…

Global perspectives on the COVID-19 recovery and agriculture

Published 24 Nov 2020

What policy, strategy and/or structural changes might be required to accelerate the agricultural sector’s recovery out of the COVID-19 economic downturn in your region? Shari Rogge-Fidler, President and CEO of Farm Foundation, and Yves Madre from Farm Europe give their views.

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Growing our food and fibre future

Published 23 Nov 2020

As Australia looks to recover from the maelstrom of COVID-19, the nation will be more reliant on economic engines like agriculture than ever before. The gradual easing of restrictions and adaptation to the “new norm” means the nation is collectively getting back on track, but governments and industry must now…

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The paradigm shift from urban crowding to regional flexibility

Published 23 Nov 2020

The Regional Australia Institute (RAI), Australia’s only think tank dedicated to regional issues, has developed some initiatives which sit at the centre of what is fast becoming a regional renaissance. While COVID-19 has drawn focus to life outside our major urban centres, regionalisation has been a core strategic focus for…

COVID-19 Infrastructure Regional

What happens next? – Emerging policy responses to COVID-19 impacts on Australian agriculture

The world is a very different place now compared to when the last Insights was released. The February newsletter was released the day after the Commonwealth Government implemented its emergency response plan for COVID-19 and before the first death attributable to the disease in Australia. Ironically, the focus of that edition was…

COVID-19 Risk Trade

Agriculture as a buffer against economic shocks

The capacity of agriculture to support the economy in a countercyclical fashion and provide stability in times of external shock has historical precedent, as explored in the AFI’s inaugural John Ralph Essay Competition in 2010. As noted post-GFC, Australia’s primary industries continue to enable the economic diversity which reduces the…

COVID-19 Risk Trade

Feedback on the Farm Biodiversity Scheme

Australia ranks quite poorly for management of biodiversity, and recent natural disasters have further damaged this continent’s fragile biodiversity. Australian farms have an important role to play in improving and protecting biodiverse ecosystems. As research providers for Phase 1 of the Farm Biodiversity Scheme, AFI has spoken to almost 500…

COVID-19 Risk Trade

Current threats to our biosecurity

Rob Gordon, SunRice, and Emma Germano, VFF, offer their views on the short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 for the rice and horticulture sectors. The Q&A covers the causes of food shortages on supermarket shelves; what longer-term policy questions the COVID-19 pandemic will provide an opportunity to address; and whether…

COVID-19 Risk Trade

Going through the mill

A useful maxim in risk management is to hope for the best and plan for the worst. It applies to agricultural supply chains as with any other sector. Supply chain risks and opportunities post COVID-19 are shaping up to be material and preparation by agricultural professionals will be critical for…

COVID-19 Risk Trade

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November 2020 Insights

Global perspectives on the COVID-19 recovery and agriculture

Growing our food and fibre future

The paradigm shift from urban crowding to regional flexibility

May/June 2020 Insights

What happens next? – Emerging policy responses to COVID-19 impacts on Australian agriculture

Agriculture as a buffer against economic shocks

Feedback on the Farm Biodiversity Scheme

Current threats to our biosecurity

Going through the mill

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