Expert group to advise on key wheat industry services
Source: Australia. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Media Release
"An expert group will advise the Australian Government on the transition of industry wide functions for the $4.3 billion wheat industry under reforms to marketing arrangements.
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Burke, has called for expressions of interest for appointment to the new Industry Expert Group.
“Effective delivery of industry development functions such as strategic planning, receival standards, grains varietal development and generic promotion is vital to the industry’s long-term success,”Mr Burke said.
Historically, many of these services were provided by the current single desk holder, AWB International, which will no longer hold the monopoly for wheat exports once the Government’s reforms are implemented."