Greater sustainability and improved nutrition through smart technology and supply chain logistics
Rural Councils Victoria has a new website detailing key information about industrial landholdings, land and buildings across rural Victoria that offer potentially profitable opportunities for food manufacturing firms keen to invest or expand.
A Mid North Coast pick-your-own fruit farm hit by a lockdown-linked lack of visitors has saved truckloads of strawberries by paying a local contract manufacturer to turn them into 25,000 jars of jam.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for shorter, more resilient supply chains and for diversified, fresh and locally-grown food, says a recent story in the Financial Times.
The 2020-2021 Budget has much to offer Australia’s farmers and food producers, providing funds for key infrastructure, regional manufacturing, connectivity and more, says our peak farming body.