industry launchStrategy launches withstrong supportAt this month’s industry strategy and water accord launch inWellington, the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy reinforcedthe importance of exporting goods produced in a sustainable manner.“One of my major goals as Minister for Primary Industriesis achieving the ‘export double’ – doubling our primary sectorexports by 2025,” he said, speaking to industry, central and localgovernment leaders, and sector stakeholders at Parliament’sGrand Hall.“In doing this, we need to have an emphasis on exportinggoods that are produced in an environmentally sustainablemanner, that add real value.”Prime Minister John Key and Nathan Guy launched the newdairy industry strategy, Making Dairy Farming Work for Everyone,and the new Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord on July 9.They reflected their strong support for its importance to thecountry’s future prosperity.“It should be clear to everyone that we are not faced with achoice between the economy or the environment. It has to beboth,” said Nathan.“I believe most farmers are environmentalists and want toleave the land in a better state than they found it.“Farmers are a competitive bunch and want to be the bestacross a wide range of indicators, including both environmentaland economic. Farmers are there for the long haul – they are thecustodians of their land.”To find out more about itFor more information and to download a copy of theMaking Dairy Farming Work for Everyone strategy, itsbackground supplement and the new Sustainable Dairying:Water Accord visit dairynz.co.nz or call the FarmerInformation Service 0800 4 <strong>DairyNZ</strong> (0800 4 324 7969).What others had to say“In the last 10 years, one thing that has definitely changed,in my mind, is that the environment and the responsibilitiesaround the environment have changed on the farm fromsomething that begrudgingly had to happen, to somethingthat has been embraced by farmers and farming bodies.”Prime Minister John Key“Our 11,500 dairy farms are like our All Blacks, the bestthere is! They produce – along with their processing sectors –around $3 out of every $10 New Zealand earns from the restof the world.”<strong>DairyNZ</strong> chairman, John Luxton“The new water accord, launched together with the newstrategy, is supported across the industry and sets nationalenvironmental benchmarks for dairy farming.”Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ)chairman, Malcolm Bailey“As dairy farmers we have to lift our game on water qualityif we want to meet the aspirations we have as an industry,while still earning the respect of the rest of the community.This strategy and the new water accord are putting thatcommitment down on paper for all New Zealanders to see.”Federated Farmers’ Dairy chairperson, Willy Leferink“The launch of this Strategy for Sustainable Dairy Farmingand water accord provides sound evidence of the NewZealand dairy sector's determination to address sustainability.The dairy industry has been collaborating globally toaddress sustainability and the New Zealand dairy industryhas more than played its part in providing leadership in theinternational context. But it is action that counts most andthis strategy provides a foundation for action at a time whensustainability challenges locally, nationally and globally areincreasing in both scale and intensity.”Executive director of SustainAbility and former CEO ofFairtrade International, Rob Cameron2dairynz.co.nz
^ The committing partners to the new water accord with the Prime MinisterRt Hon John Key and Minister for Primary Industries, Hon Nathan Guy.^ The Minister for Primary Industries and the Prime Minister launched the newstrategy and water accord with <strong>DairyNZ</strong> chairman Hon John Luxton.^ Minister Hon Nathan Guy.^ Around 180 people attended the launch, held in theGrand Hall at Parliament.^ Centre of Excellence in Farm Business Managementresearcher and Lincoln University lecturer Kevin Old,<strong>DairyNZ</strong> board member Barry Harris and Taranaki-KingCountry MP and dairy farmer, Shane Ardern.^ <strong>DairyNZ</strong> chief executive, Tim Mackle, Fonterra’s group director,co-operative affairs, Todd Muller and Minister for the Environment,Hon Amy Adams.InsideDairy3
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