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Spring 2021: Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

Published 12 Oct 2021

Is agricultural advocacy fit to manage an increasing array of future challenges? In a landscape where community attitudes influence regulatory change at a faster pace than ever before, and in which disruptive change to business has become the new normal, how well are agricultural advocates positioned to respond and participate?

FPJ1803 – Meade, DG (2021), Engagement opportunities for agricultural representative organisations

Published 12 Oct 2021

Many industries across the world’s employment, business and recreational activities have representative and research organisations which seek to promote and progress their activity. Agricultural representation and research are amongst these activities. This article is an abridged version of a Nuffield report which investigated how agricultural representative organisations from varying countries…

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FPJ1803 – Smith, G (2021), Seeing ourselves as others see us

Published 12 Oct 2021

Agriculture is characterised by the fact it tends to be populated by small businesses and single operators. This individualism gives the industry significant challenges when it comes to promoting itself to its consumers and the wider non-farming community. The author argues that emphasis must therefore be placed on the individual…

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FPJ1803 – Oldfield, J-L (2021), Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

Published 12 Oct 2021

Advocacy in agriculture has evolved over the years to include not only domestic and global policy, but food security and the social license to farm. Despite the expansion of advocacy, those getting started in farming, or trying to get ahead in farming, have found themselves with less and less time…

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FPJ1803 – Lockie, S (2021), Advocacy and foresight: what next for Australian agriculture?

Published 12 Oct 2021

To be truly effective, advocates for Australian agriculture must exercise pragmatic foresight by identifying threats and opportunities, establishing common goals, and learning from actions and reactions. Identifying trends, pressures, opportunities and risks that demand farsighted policy responses is often straightforward. The challenge lies less in detecting new threats or opportunities…

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FPJ1803 – Sefton, R (2021), Putting a shared and united vision for Australian agriculture at the centre of advocacy models

Published 12 Oct 2021

The advocacy model in Australian agriculture needs to move beyond the sector-by-sector approach and consider audacious, aspirational, game changing ideas for the benefit of the whole agriculture sector and the communities it operates in. This requires a long-term shared and united vision that addresses the challenges of the current political,…

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Spring 2021: Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

FPJ1803 – Meade, DG (2021), Engagement opportunities for agricultural representative organisations

FPJ1803 – Smith, G (2021), Seeing ourselves as others see us

FPJ1803 – Oldfield, J-L (2021), Is agricultural advocacy future-fit?

FPJ1803 – Lockie, S (2021), Advocacy and foresight: what next for Australian agriculture?

FPJ1803 – Sefton, R (2021), Putting a shared and united vision for Australian agriculture at the centre of advocacy models

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