address to gippsland local government network, june 17, 2011
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Address to Gippsland Local Government Network, June 17, 2011. Alex Arbuthnot AM, chairman, Agribusiness Gippsland Inc. [email protected]. How much is Gippsland agriculture worth? Source : ABS 2008/09 value of agricultural commodities. . TOTAL GROSS VICTORIAN FIGURE: $10,200,508,779. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Address to Gippsland Local Government Network, June 17, 2011
Alex Arbuthnot AM, chairman, Agribusiness Gippsland Inc.
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How much is Gippsland agriculture worth?
Source: ABS 2008/09 value of agricultural commodities.
East Gippsland GippslandGross value Local value Gross value Local value
650,332,393 619,939,980 990,851,865 955,628,871
TOTAL GROSS VICTORIAN FIGURE: $10,200,508,779
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GIPPSLAND OFFERS…
- 85% of Victoria’s electricity - 26% of Australia’s oil - 42% of Australia’s LPG - 23% of Australia’s natural gas - 33% of Victoria’s dairy production - Increasing horticultural production - Significant forest resources
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Areas generating 80% of farm profits: 1997
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Ratio of rural land value to agricultural production value per hectare. Source: Barr 2005
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Ratio of land value per hectare to production value per hectare, 1997
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Water projections
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Range of projected change in rainfall relative to 1990 levels (%)
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AMERICA: Food insecurity 2009
Source: US Bureau of Economic Research
Definition: “Households without consistent access throughout the year to adequate food for active healthy living for all household members.”
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Victoria: Food stress 2011• Source: Victorian Food Supply Scenarios, VicHealth April 2011
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Even older… but no fewer Victorian farmersSource: Wilkinson DPI, 2010
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Food-future Gippsland• Horticulture in Macalister Irrigation District• More intensive dairying in dryland regions• Off-river water capture in East Gippsland• Larger, corporate (family-owned) farms• East Gippsland grain belt/double cropping• Value adding and agritourism sector growth • Preferential water/power supply for agriculture• Land clearing for food production• Converting hobby to food farms• Differential farm rates• Consolidated food processing assets
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GIPPSLAND NEEDS…
Future water resource scopingPopulation impact study on Gippsland agribusiness
A Gippsland Food PlanEmployment & trainingCost-competitive power
Transport/logistics synergies