Agribusiness Food & Trade

The Western Australian (WA) Government is committed to supporting the growth and development of the agriculture, fisheries and food industries for the benefit of the State.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s Agribusiness, Food and Trade area works in partnership with government, industry and business to enable growth in the value, competitiveness and diversification of WA’s agrifood sector through facilitation of value adding, investment and export.

It facilitates this by:

enabling investment
enabling agribusiness development
trade market access and export development
food promotion and development
agribusiness knowledge and strategic insights.

Articles

Agribusiness Development

3 November 2022

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's Agribusiness Development team works with industry, primary producers and regulators to create a conducive agribusiness environment.
Establishing or expanding a cattle feedlot in WA

9 November 2022

There are several key principles that must be considered when constructing a new, or expanding an existing, cattle feedlot in Western Australia.
Establishing or expanding a meat chicken operation in WA

22 November 2022

There are several key principles that must be considered when constructing a new, or expanding an existing, meat chicken operation in Western Australia
Food and Beverage Capability Guides

1 April 2021

Western Australian food and beverage manufacturers are now featured in a series of interactive, online Food and Beverage Capability Guides.
Legacy weather stations and radar

5 December 2018

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) network of automatic weather stations and radars throughout the state provide timely, relevant and local weather data to assi
evokeAG 2024 Regional Tours

6 December 2023

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has the opportunity, throughout the evokeAG.
Food Industry Innovation

24 August 2015

The Western Australian Government, through the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, is focusing resources on supporting the growth of premium and value-add food and beverage b
evokeAG. 2024 WA Side Event Funding

29 August 2023

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's ‘evoke^AG. 2024 WA Side Event Funding Program' aimed to provide up to $10,000 funding for events that support the promotion
Food Industry Innovation - Reports

26 August 2021

The Food Industry Innovation program has drawn on expert advice to prioritise areas of focus and support to the Western Australian food and beverage industry.
Agrifood and Beverage Voucher program - successful recipients

18 May 2020

The Agrifood and Beverage Voucher program assists Western Australian agrifood and beverage businesses to engage consultants or technical experts to help grow and improve sustainability outcomes for