Food SA News and Events

SA food revenue reaches $13.7 billion

A bumper grain harvest in 2010, coupled with stronger prices for livestock, has seen South Australia�s gross food revenue reach a record high of $13.7 billion.

The SA Food Scorecard 2010-11, compiled by Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA), shows that food production has reached a record $4.36 billion compared to $3.5 billion in 2009-10 � an increase of 24%.

Read the full report here � SA Food ScoreCard 2010-11 (PDF 388.2 KB)

Agrifood Workforce Action Plan released

The Agrifood and Wine Industry Workforce Action Plan focuses on five key areas:

Better workforce planning and development and promotion of best practices.
Innovative attraction and retention strategies.
Improved access to education, training and skills development opportunities.
Better government, industry and regional coordination to deliver on skill needs.
Strengthened links between industry and research organisations to improve the uptake of research findings.

The Plan seeks to secure the skilled, efficient and diverse workforce it requires to meet the changing needs of the industries.

Agrifood and Wine Industry Workforce Action Plan brochure [PDF 3.0MB]

SA Food Strategy 2010-2015 released

South Australian Food - beyond the expectations of consumers around the globe is the vision of the new South Australian Food Strategy 2010-2015. The Strategy has three key targets, generate $16 billion in Gross Food Revenue by 2015, increase the food industry’s contribution to South Australian’s wellbeing and reduce the South Australian food industry’s impact on the environment. To remain internationally competitive, the industry must continue to meet consumer expectations by being sustainable, well managed and consumer driven. The Strategy is applicable to whole food value chain – starting from the consumer and working back through retail, distribution and processing to the producer. Read more...