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14 Organic Farming in Australia / oceania Australia also imports organic products, though the total value of imported organic produce is unknown. According to McCoy and Parlevliet (2000, p.62) imports in the late 1990s were mostly of processed grocery lines, such as coffee, pasta sauces, olive oil, soy drink, preserves and the like, primarily from the UK and the USA. Crothers reported in 2003 that some commodities were imported to fill temporary shortfalls in domestic production, such as kiwi fruit and fresh produce from New Zealand. For 2003, Halpin and Sahota (2004, p.112) estimated imports valued at 13 million AUD 13 , with the main sources being New Zealand, the USA and the UK. Products nowadays include not only food and drinks, of which more than half is processed, but increasingly non-edible items such as cotton and personal care products are imported. 14.1.4 Policy Support As Australia’s agriculture is export oriented, growth in the organic industry has been strongly influenced by rapidly growing overseas demand. There is little government support to encourage organic agriculture per se. Accreditation services are provided, although the certification organizations have to pay for these services. Many possibilities exist for government assistance in the farming sector in general, to help with developing innovations, overcoming marketing problems, attending courses, etc. These are detailed in DAFF (2004, Chapter 9), but most are available to all farmers. Australia has had national standards for organic and biodynamic products in place since 1992, and it is one of the countries on the third country list of the European Union. While these standards are enforced only for the export of organic products, they also act as an informal standard domestically. However, the term ‘organic’ is not protected in the domestic market place, despite numerous efforts from the organic sector to encourage government to regulate for it. 14.1.5 Research and extension There is one research program (part of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation) devoted to organic agriculture since 1996, that has made available up to 270’000 AUD14 per year to research and extension, with an increase to 335’000 AUD15 for the year 2004- 2005. Most of the six state departments of agriculture have at least one officer dedicated to organic agriculture. In recent years, several attempts were made to get a Cooperative Research Center for organic agriculture established. This would mean a guaranteed substantial government contribution in exchange for an agreed partnership between the public and private sector. Though this option has been rejected late 2004, present signs of government interest in increased research funding for organic agriculture are encouraging. 13 13 million AUD = 8 million EUR = 9.5 million USD 14 270’000 AUD = 166’895.3 EUR = 197’628.5 USD (per 31.12.2005) 15 335’000 AUD = 207’073.7 EUR = 245’206 USD (per 31.12.2005) 123
14.1.6 Milestones 124 The World of Organic Agriculture 2006 In 2005, two events stood out in the Australian organic world. The first was very public, the second less so, but equally significant for organic agriculture in Australia. In September, NASAA was host to the 15th IFOAM Organic World Congress in Adelaide, at which over 1000 registered delegates represented 74 countries. In addition, a Go Organic Festival took place to showcase Australia’s organic industry, which was also a huge success. Sometime earlier in the year, the umbrella organization for organic agriculture, the Organic Federation of Australia (OFA), had undergone a restructure to facilitate grass root input through Advisory Boards in many fields, such as production, certification, consumption, marketing, research and education. Recent funding for this organization (1’259’000 AUD 16 for 2006) should make developments in organic agriculture considerably easier to encourage. 14.1.7 References Alvensleben, R. von (2001), ‘Beliefs associated with food production’ in L. Frewer, E. Risvik & H. Schifferstein (Eds.), Food, People, and Society - A European Perspective of Consumers‘ Food Choices, (pp. 381-400), Springer Verlag, Berlin. Austrade (2003), ‘Organics Overview - Trade Statistics’. Retrieved 4th November, 2003, from http://www.austrade. gov.au/australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_CLNTXID0019-2_-3_PWB1106308-4_tradestat-5_-6_-7_,00.html. BFA (2003), The Organic Food and Farming Report 2003, Biological Farmers of Australia, Toowoomba. Bulletin (2001), Organic Growth Industry, The Bulletin,18 April. Crothers, L. (2003), Australia - Exporter Guide Annual 2003, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Canberra. DAFF (2004), The Australian Organic Industry: A Profile, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Canberra. Dumaresq, D. & Greene, R. (1997), ‘Overview of the organic industry in Australia’ in D. Dumaresq, R. Greene & L.van Kerkhoff (Eds.), Organic Agriculture in Australia, No. 97/14, pp. 69-80, RIRDC, Canberra. FAO (2002), ‘Organic agriculture, environment and food security’, Environment and Natural Resources Series No. 4, Rome. Halpin, D. (2004), ‘A farmlevel view of the Australian organic industry’ in DAFF (2004), The Australian Organic Industry: A Profile, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Canberra. Halpin, D. and Brueckner, M. (2004), ‘The retail pricing, labeling and promotion of organic food in Australia’ in DAFF (2004), The Australian Organic Industry: A Profile, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Canberra. Halpin, D. and Sahota, A. (2004), ‘Australian food exports and imports’ in DAFF (2004), The Australian Organic Industry: A Profile, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Canberra. Hassall & Associates (1995) The domestic market for Australian organic produce in Australia: an update. Report prepared for RIRDC, Canberra. Invest Australia and KPMG (1999), ‘Value Added Organic Food Study: Benchmarking the Competitive Strengths of Australia for Organic Products’. Unpublished report. Lockie, S. and Donaghy, P. (2004), ‘Who consumes organic food in Australia’ in DAFF (2004), The Australian Organic Industry: A Profile, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Canberra. Lyons, K., Lockie, S. & Lawrence, G. (2001), Consuming ‚green‘: the symbolic construction of organic foods, Rural Sociology 11(3), 197-210. McCoy, S. & Parlevliet, G. (2000), ‘Export market potential for clean and organic agricultural products’, report No. 00/76, RIRDC, Canberra. NASAA (2003), Australian research, Technical Bulletin for NASAA Certified Operators 1(4), 11. Organic Produce Export Committee (2002), National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce, AQIS, Canberra. Pearson, D. (2001), How to increase organic food sales: results from research based on market segmentation and product attributes, Agribusiness Review 9(8). Pillarisetti, J. R. (2002), World trade in environmentally sustainable agriculture products: policy issues for Australia, Journal of Economic and Social Policy 7(1), 66-82. 16 1’259’000 AUD = 778’226.4 EUR = 921’534.2 USD (per 31.12.2005)
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