The Australian Government has announced that it is is developing the National Food Plan “to help ensure that the government’s policies are right for the long term, supporting the sector’s competitiveness and productivity into the future.”
On 17 July 2012, Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, released the National Food Plan green paper on behalf of the Australian Government.
The green paper is the second stage in developing the National Food Plan and follows the release and subsequent stakeholder consultation last year on the Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan. The government has released the green paper to seek feedback on current government policies on food as well as obtain views on a number of possible options that are discussed.
Stakeholder consultation on the green paper will comprise:
- a series of public meeting in all capital cities and a number of regional locations. You can find information about meeting dates and locations here as well as register to attend a meeting at here
- a call for written submissions
- online discussion on the National Food Plan blog
- use of social media (follow us @NatFoodPlan)
For further information on the development of the National Food Plan or copies of the green paper, please visit www.daff.gov.au/nationalfoodplan