The Australian Government is currently operating in caretaker mode. This website is hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. We will continue to gather stakeholder feedback during the caretaker period to inform our future advice to government following the election.

This consultation site is closed and submissions are available to download.

Thank you for your submissions on the Agriculture and Land Sectoral Plan.

Agriculture and the land will have an important role to play in helping Australia to transition to a net zero economy. A strong, economically efficient, global effort to reduce emissions is in the interest of Australian producers and land managers.

To develop the right plan, we asked for feedback. This feedback will help us understand what is needed or possible for the agriculture and land sectors in terms of emissions reductions and carbon storage.

Your feedback will help ensure the plan is ambitious but achievable.

How you provided feedback

We received over 230 submissions in response to the Agriculture, Land and Emissions discussion paper.

As part of the consultation process, we held workshops online and in-person, participated in industry meetings, and joined many public forums as part of the Future Drought Fund consultation process. We received information, ideas and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, including:

  • farmers and producers

  • landowners

  • industry representatives and organisations

  • research and academia

  • Rural Research and Development Corporations

  • not for profit organisations

  • state and territory governments

  • members of the public

Although the public consultation process has closed, we are continuing to engage with industry and other stakeholders on the development of the plan.

Submissions

Submissions are available for download from the document library on the right-hand side of this page.

Please note, we have redacted personal, organisation and other identifiable information from some submissions for privacy reasons.

The submissions published here are provided by organisations or individuals outside of the department and have been made available to download in PDF format. This may affect their accessibility. If you need assistance accessing the content in these documents, please contact us at climate.consultation@aff.gov.au.

What we heard

Stakeholders provided feedback on a number of issues including:

  • large-scale coordinated funding and long-term investment

  • capacity building for trusted advisors and landholders

  • system level investments such as improved greenhouse gas accounting.

What happens next

This information is now being considered and it will help inform the development of the Agriculture and Land Sectoral Plan.

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To learn more about the Agriculture and Land Sectoral Plan, visit our Agriculture and Land Sectoral Plan page.

Timeline

  • Consultation on the Agriculture and Land Plan opens
    closed

    7 November 2023

  • Submissions and survey closed
    closed

    5 January 2024

  • Submissions published
    current

    13 February 2024

Contact
Climate and Policy Branch