An effective drought policy is one that prepares growers and communities well before the lead up to drought and is tailored to the specific needs of regions, recognising the diversity of farming systems across Australia.
The draft Funding Plan provides an adequate framework that is sufficiently broad enough to guide spending on drought resilience initiatives. The final Funding Plan could be further improved by elaborating on the roles of key participants in the plan and the timing of funding.
The submission also raises considerations about:
- Place Based partnerships
- Information, Skills, and Capacity Building
- Innovation and Transformation – supporting new ideas to transform the agriculture sector’s resilience and preparedness for drought
- Enabling Activities – supporting knowledge sharing and measuring the impact of the Future Drought Fund
- Performance of the Hubs
- A more explicit focus on climate change within the context of drought resilience
Read the full submission for more details.
GrainGrowers submission to the Draft Drought Resilience Funding Planpdf 0.44MB