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Industry Sector Development

The South Australian Food Plan is supported by a number of food sector strategic plans which address issues along the food value chain from paddock to plate.

The sector strategic plans collectively contribute to the targets defined in the SA Food Plan, which delivers the food industry component that contributes to the achievements of the South Australian Strategic Plan.

Sector Strategic Plans

The SA Food Centre plays an important role in the development and implementation of strategic sector plans in partnership with Govenment of South Australia agencies and industry, assisting in ensuring that the plans are comprehensive and address the issues along the food value chain.

Industry Sector Plans describe the strategies that industry sectors have identified to enable them to address their major challenges and opportunities in order to grow. The plans are owned by industry groups, but have developed cooperatively between government and industry.

Apple, Pear and Cherry

The SA apple, pear and cherry industries will be competitive, efficient and innovative, environmentally sound and based on the most up to date technologies and business structures, working collaboratively to contribute to the regional and SA economy. The Apple, Pear and Cherry Strategic Plan 2006-2011 is the result of consultation with members, undertaken by PIRSA, the Apple and Pear Growers Association SA and the Cherry Growers Association of SA.

Citrus

The Strategic Plan for the South Australian Citrus Industry (PDF 744.4 KB) develops and implements strategies to boost the State’s citrus production, processing and marketing industry, adding to the regional industry’s competitive advantage, resulting in a more sustainable supply chain and contributing to a better industry bottom line.

Dairy

The South Australian Dairy Industry Strategic Plan (PDF )  focusses on sustainable expansion of the production and processing sectors, with the aims of: 

  • increasing SA’s share of national milk production toward 10%
  • raising annual milk production toward 1.2 billion litres
  • improving wholesale value of industry output through increased conversion of milk into dairy products

Honeybee

The Honeybee Industry Strategic Plan 2006-2010 is aiming for the South Australian Beekeeping Industry to be coordinated, market driven, commercially and environmentally sustainable for its participants supplying products/services to an informed community.

Olives

The South Australian Olive Industry Strategic Plan is aiming for South Australia to be acknowledged as a sustainable producer of high quality and price competitive Australian olive products in both domestic and export markets. The plan represents the culmination of an industry consultation process undertaken by PIRSA, in close consultation with Olives South Australia.

Seafood

The South Australian Seafood Industry Food Plan 2010-2015 has identified five key objectives:

  • substantially improve the capability of its businesses
  • the adoption of a wider range of production and processing technologies to value add
    and diversify the range of seafood products
  • dedicated investment strategies for the industry
  • a stronger market development focus which builds on existing industry efforts
  • ongoing ecological sustainability of the industry.

Sheep

The South Australian Sheep Industry 10-year Strategic Plan provides a clear, common vision for the SA sheep industry’s capacity and potential. The strategic plan was developed in 2004 following consultation with a range of stakeholders both within the state and nationally.

The plan outlines four strategies for future industry development; growing the value, building capacity, enhancing industry integration and improving the relationship with the community.

A recent review of the plan has identified the following priority actions in the document <a href=http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/95424/SIDB_Futures_Report.pdf target="_blank">A Future for the South Australian Sheep Industry (pdf, 193kb)</a>.

  • Identify a process to get effective representation for South Australia at a national level for sheep meat and wool.
  • Build relationships amongst processors, wholesalers and retailers at the senior level.
  • Articulate the vision and the pathway for the future.
  • Ascertain available information, disseminate and look to fill gaps.
  • Practise responsiveness (relates back to trust, opportunity and choice)

Vegetables

The Strategic Plan for the South Australian Vegetable Industry 2004 – 2009 sets a vision for the South Australian vegetable industry is to be respected for its innovation, vibrancy, competitiveness, profitability, sustainability and integrity.

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PIRSA Industry Development

Through the SA Food Centre, PIRSA works closely with industry-specific groups, to focus on developing the sectors, in line with targets set by the SA Food Plan.

PIRSA Grains Industry Group working on policies, legislation, regulatory frameworks and programs to promote an optimal business, natural and social environment within which primary industries can prosper.

PIRSA Livestock works across the livestock sector value chains to address issues critical to the future growth of each industry.  Industry Development Boards with representatives from along the value chain provide strategic advice to PIRSA about their industries.  In turn PIRSA works with other government agencies to address regulatory and policy matters such as environmental protection, animal welfare, drought mitigation, workforce development, infrastructure access and planning approval.

PIRSA Seafood is a key partner with industry in the development of a sustainable seafood industry which is self-reliant, market driven, internationally competitive, and environmentally and socially responsible.

PIRSA Horticulture facilitates horticulture industry development. PIRSA maintains close links with the citrus industry through the SA Citrus Industry Development Board.  Key areas of focus are workforce availability and skills, increased collaboration and cooperation in the value chains, resource access and infrastructure, improving the viability of industry data and statistics and export development.

PIRSA Biosecurity programs work for the protection of people, animals, horticultural industries and ecological systems against disease and other biological threats. Involvement with biosecurity is essential to protect South Australia's favourable pest and disease status from the increased risk of exotic pest, disease and weed incursions.

Industry development organisations

There are many Government and private groups working within industry and the SA Food Centre, to help drive South Australia’s food sector.

Apple and Pear Australia Ltd (APAL)
South Australian Citrus Industry Development Board (SACIDB)
Australian Citrus Growers Inc (ACG)
Olives South Australia (OSA)
Australian Olive Association (AOA)
AUSVEG
Virginia Horticulture Centre (VHC)
Cherry Growers Association of South Australia Inc
Australian Dried Fruits Association (ADFA)
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Resource Information Centre Inc (SAMRIC Inc)

Auspork Board
Tuna Boat Owners Association of SA
South Australian Olive Corporation Pty Ltd
South Australian Oyster Growers' Association
South Australian Rock Lobster Advisory Council
South Australian Blue Crab Pot Fishers Association
South Australian Dairy Farmer's Association Inc.
SA Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Inc.
SA Chicken Meat Council
SA Emu Farmers Association
SA Marine Finfish Farmers Association
SA Mussel Growers Association
Seafood Council (SA) Ltd
Olives South Australia Inc
Citrus Board of SA
Australian Mushroom Growers' Association

A list of national food associations is available at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.

How has the SA Food Centre helped others?

There are many examples of assistance offered to South Australian food businesses.

Case Study: Australian Mushroom Growers' Association

Articles:
Inside industry: Citrus
Inside industry: Pork
Inside industry: Aquaculture
Inside industry: Horticulture
Inside industry: Lamb
Inside industry: Grains
Inside industry: Poultry

Who can I contact?

The SA Food Centre is on hand to assist. In contacting us we can provide advice and assess your business needs.

Want to know more?

Grain Crop and Pasture Reports
PIRSA publishes a report on the condition of Crops and Pastures in South Australia every second month with estimates of the area and production for each crop and district.

Horticulture crops
Find out about the major horticulture crops - potatoes, citrus, field vegetables, greenhouse vegetables, almonds, apples and pears, onions, stonefruit and olives.

Livestock disease programs
Animal Health is responsible for the oversight and assistance to industry of matters relating to both national and state based disease control and surveillance programs.

Key links

PIRSA
History of Agriculture South Australia
Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries