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

Thank you for your submissions on the Agriculture and Land Sector 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 helped us understand what is needed or possible for the agriculture and land sectors in terms of emissions reductions and carbon storage.

Your feedback helped 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 hosted a Sustainable Agriculture Summit, held workshops and roundtables, participated in industry meetings, and joined many public forums. 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.

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 climatepolicy@aff.gov.au.

What happened next

The government has released the Agriculture and Land Sector Plan, one of six sector plans supporting the Net Zero Plan. What we heard through consultation was considered and informed the development of the sector plan.

To learn more, visit our Agriculture and Land Sector Plan page.

Timeline

  • Consultation on the Agriculture and Land Plan opened
    closed

    7 November 2023

  • Submissions and survey closed
    closed

    5 January 2024

  • Submissions published
    closed

    13 February 2024

  • Agriculture and Land Sector Plan published
    current

    18 September 2025

Contact
Climate Policy Branch

Key documents

Agriculture, land and emissions - discussion paper [PDF 1 MB]

Agriculture, land and emissions - discussion paper [Word 405 KB]

Agriculture and Land Sector Plan [PDF 26 MB]

Agriculture and Land Sector Plan [Word 3.4 KB]