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The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will continue to collaborate with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) next year to implement the Agricultural Development Linking Investment to Trade (CAFE-2025) programme.

Two months ago I had the pleasure of sitting next to Michael Peel at an IPAA ACT Secretary Series event with Adam Fennessy PSM. Adam is Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, a nearly 7,000-strong organisation with a distributed and diverse workforce that includes biosecurity officers, detector dogs, entomologists, vets, lawyers, policy analysts and financial accountants. Collectively they support $100 billion in agricultural production each year, with just over three quarters in exports. As Adam said during his address, the Department works in a "very complex and exciting space" that "requires skills in our organisation to work closely with communities and very importantly work closely across our own organisation". He described how the Department had put a lot of effort into developing a statement of strategic intent over the last year. "It's important for us to know our why, to know why we're here, to connect across Australia and also really motivate our staff and give our staff that connection to passion about what we do... we put a lot of focus on what is our story, how do we tell our story, how do we excite our staff? How do we motivate our staff?". The focus of the Department's statement of strategic intent is 'Growing Australia together' which links to its purpose, vision and three strategic objectives: 1. supporting our agriculture sector to be prosperous and internationally competitive 2. increasing the contribution of agriculture, fisheries and forestry for healthy, sustainable and lower emissions productivity 3. the protection around national biosecurity and providing the appropriate level of protection for our people, our environment, and our economy. I thought the development of a statement of strategic intent was a really neat solution to a complex organisational issue with lots of moving parts and different internal and external drivers. Knowing the 'why', 'how' and 'what' of an organisation is such an enabler of the 'when' and the 'who'. I hadn't come across the approach Adam described before but it is certainly one that will stay with me. For those interested in hearing Adam speak, or reading a transcript of his address and the conversation which followed, visit the web page below.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐁𝐢𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞🌱📝 The bioeconomy is a cornerstone of Europe's transition to a sustainable, circular economy. It encompasses innovative sectors that span agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and biobased industries. However, deploying its full potential requires addressing complex governance and policy challenges, as highlighted in the newly published ShapingBio report Policy and Governance. In this report, three in-depth analyses with nine case studies were conducted to gain a deeper understanding of bioeconomy governance and bioeconomy policy coordination in six EU member states. The aim was to identify good practice and to contribute to draft recommendations on how policy making in this complex environment could be improved. Read more here 👉https://lnkd.in/dP-kUxQn

♻️ With the aim of selecting the best technological solution to implement a monitoring system of sustainability indicators at national level in Argentina, which will allow a group of 380 agricultural, livestock and forestry producers to certify their products under triple impact standards, we invite you to submit your sustainable and innovative proposal. This project is part of the European Commission´s AL-INVEST Verde Programme. 📢 The call is aimed at technology-based enterprises, consultants and climate management solutions providers, focused on sustainability in the agricultural sector through the application of measurement and monitoring technologies. The selection of the winning proposal will be carried out jointly with the Argentinean Rural Society (SRA) and the Argentinean Association of Direct Sowing Producers (Aapresid). 🔗 More information: https://lnkd.in/dW5hm6Mu Sociedad Rural Argentina

Thank you to our partner project ShapingBio for this insightful publication, which provides valuable insights into the complex governance and policy challenges of Europe's bioeconomy transition. Improving policy-making is crucial when smooting the way for innovative bio-based sectors. #Bioeconomy #SustainableEU #biopolicies #governance

Great session IPAA ACT and Adam Fennessy PSM, for those not able to attend - worth watching when the video comes out - if for no other reason but to learn about how McDonald's Australia helped maintain egg supply during the recent avian flu outbreaks, and other interesting facts about working at Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Along with knowing "why" and the need to know our purpose, a number of things particularly struck me: - The need for an evidence based approach to how organisations and leaders deal with flexible working arrangements, especially working from home! - well supported trusted staff wherever they work are high performing - laughter is a good indicator of a productive workplace - Drive into the skid (for those of us who grew up driving on WA ball bearing dirt roads this is particularly meaningful 😁). For so many leaders, how to manage a distributed workforce, including working from home, is a challenge, and many of us learnt on the job and worse, during COVID, - but whether working from home or just where our job takes us its important that we do this well to deliver for Australia and for worker satisfaction. We need to train and support leaders and teams to do this well, not assume it's natural, and use evidence and research to inform this training. That said - you cannot go wrong with being kind, listening and engaging teams in how they work, plus as Adam said - trust and support.

JACA calls for clear cultivated meat regulations The Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture in late October submitted a proposal to Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, seeking a clearer process for regulation of cultivated meat. Source: JACA calls for clear cultivated meat regulations | Alt Meat The post JACA calls for clear cultivated meat regulations appeared first on Cultivated Meat News . => https://lnkd.in/eFczVAKc #CultivatedMeat #News #CulturedMeat #Altproteins #Food #FutureOfFood

🌾 The American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo hosted a round table with Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Faton Peci to discuss the economic potential of the agricultural sector. Key topics included the development of sustainable agriculture, better integration with the food processing industry, and significant support for local producers. Minister Peci highlighted the importance of data-driven decisions and announced a 94% increase in agricultural exports. Exciting developments are on the horizon with upcoming legislation, including the Draft Law on Agricultural Cooperatives. #AmCham #BusinessMatters #20years

The Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has secured a $12 million grant from KOICA for the project: "Building an Integrated Agriculture Extension-Education-Research Nexus for Climate Change Adaptation in Cambodia" 🌾 Read: https://lnkd.in/g2vRX829 #AgricultureInnovation #ClimateChangeAdaptation #CambodiaAgriculture #SustainableFarming #KOICA #MAFF

The #Japanese government published a draft Article 6.2 methodology for issuing carbon credits from projects that improve water management and cut #GreenhouseGasEmissions in Philippine rice paddy fields, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement June 28, marking the first step toward extending Japan's Article 6.2 mechanism into the agriculture sector. Article 6.2 is an UN-backed mechanism that allows two countries to sign bilateral agreements to transfer emission mitigation outcomes across national boundaries. Countries can either choose existing methodologies in the international voluntary carbon market or design new, tailormade methodologies under their bilateral programs. Read S&P Global Commodity Insights article: https://okt.to/NWRPsj