Grow Nt Mag -may 2021

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port the government’s growth ambition.
Many agricultural pursuits including pastoral,
plant and fisheries sectors have major
impediments to growth and that being
the amount of land for development. Government’s
must work out how more land
can be made available for agricultural pursuits.
If the cattle industry is to grow, then
higher protein feed and intensification of
herds is going to be required. NT Farmers
have been front and centre in making
this a reality, through partnerships with
NT LandCorp, major land releases and an
extensive range of training sessions and
direct on farm extension.
The only way this has been possible has
been through the support of the Northern
territory Government who funded an Industry
Development role within NT Farmers,
without this support, this development
would not have been possible. This role
finished in early March 2021 and I would
like to acknowledge the significant contribution
Andrew Philip made to our industry.
NT Farmers have made a formal request
to have Diversification Officer role funded
for a further 2 years so we can ensure
that this momentum is not lost and these
emerging growers are supported.
NT Farmers have been instrumental in
supporting existing agribusinesses and
attracting new investment and agricultural
sectors to the region. NT farmers have
achieved significant outcomes for the Territory
in the following emerging agricultural
sectors:
Cotton
The role assisted Territory farmers with
cotton trials and attracted large scale cotton
investors into the Territory. In 2018
the Territory did not produce cotton, today
thanks to NT Farmers, cotton is grown on
over 3000 hectares. The cotton industry is
expected to continue to grow and generate
hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars
for the NT economy.
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