#Agribusiness
Australian dairy industry shifts its focus from China to Southeast Asia
As trade tensions with China increase, Australian industries as diverse as cotton, barley, coal and meat are being forced to reassess their export strategies. Now a new report highlights how the dairy industry plans to become less reliant on the Chinese market by focusing on ASEAN-6 countries. After prioritizing the Chinese market for the past […]
The future of fintech in Agribusiness
Thought leadership byline: Sam Fitzpatrick, Agribusiness Lead, Western Union Business Solutions Agribusiness in Australia: the lay of the land Australia’s agribusiness sector is currently estimated to be worth $256 billion,[1] with the economic impact reaching communities around the country. Currently more than two thirds of agricultural commodities produced on Australian farms are exported each year, with production […]
Churning demand for locally made organic butter
A group of 23 organic dairy farmers in Victoria are having such great success with their locally made butter they have been able to double production in under a year since launching.
Australia’s agricultural population ‘comparatively young’
A new study has confirmed the number of young farmers entering a life on the land is falling.
Tasmanian jobless told to pick fruit
Government Senate leader Eric Abetz says unemployed young Tasmanians should not be subsidised by working Australians and instead take up work as fruit pickers.
The purple berry that could: entrepreneur behind acai
In Aussie health food circles, acai is as mainstream as bread or butter. More than 15,000 kilometres away, for families in the Amazon, acai berries are precisely how they make a crust.