Jo Palmer,Minister for Primary Industries and Water
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is firmly backing our sustainable agriculture sector to support growth and strategic partnerships with key industry associations.
As part of this commitment, I am very pleased to announce four new and exciting projects that have been awarded funding in the latest round of the Government’s Strategic Industry Partnership Program (SIPP).
Peak bodies for dairy, fruit, wine, and small-scale producers are the successful recipients of new Government grants that have a total value of $667,000 over four years.
The funding provides:
- DairyTas with $67,000 for the project Principles of Pasture – Pasture Growth Report;
- Fruit Growers Tasmania with $240,000 to their Future Fruit Development Program;
- Wine Tasmania with $240,000 towards Growing the Tasmanian wine sector’s sustainability and leadership; and
- Sprout Tasmania with $120,000 for their project Enabling growth in the Small-Scale Producer Sector.
Congratulations to these successful recipients who, like all of our industry associations, play a critical role in supporting the resilience and growth of the agri-food sector.
Funding is provided on a co-investment basis to industry and a total of $2.3 million has been allocated to the SIPP over four years to fund a diverse range of projects that are designed to support industry growth and generate jobs in our rural communities.
Tasmanians’ priorities are our priorities, and these projects strongly align with the Sustainable Agri-Food Plan 2019-23, the Competitiveness of Agriculture for 2050 White Paper, and the Rural Water Use Strategy.
The 2022-23 Budget is about delivering for all Tasmanians, and we are continuing to work with our thriving primary industries to sustainably grow the farm gate value of agriculture to $10 billion by 2050.
