A new strategy to support WA biosecurity released
Biosecurity incursions have the capacity to increase costs and disrupt export and domestic trade of agricultural, forest, aquaculture and fish products, as well as affecting our unique environment, biodiversity and social amenity.
Effective biosecurity systems help protect Western Australian growers from incursions of pests and diseases that could negatively impact production and access to markets.
The Western Australian Biosecurity Strategy (“the Strategy”) was recently released by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) and provides a framework to manage biosecurity issues in Western Australia.
The development of the Strategy was led by government and informed by industry and community. It sets the strategic direction for partnership arrangements to manage biosecurity issues affecting agriculture, fisheries, forests and biodiversity.
The Western Australian Biosecurity Strategy was launched by the Minister for Agriculture and Food Mark Lewis at Upper Reach Winery in the Swan Valley on the 21 November 2016.
Minister Lewis was joined by Minister for Regional Development Terry Redman and Minister for Fisheries Joe Francis.
The Strategy covers the period of 2016-25 and will be reported against annually and reviewed within three years.
The Strategy has been developed as part of the $20 million Boosting Biosecurity Defences project.
To view the Strategy, or to download a copy, please see the WA Biosecurity Strategy webpage.
