The Liberal Government is seizing new opportunities for Tasmanian primary industries to help achieve our vision of growing the farm gate value of our agriculture ten-fold to $10 billion a year by 2050.
Tomorrow, I will be participating in the Australian-Sino 100-year agricultural partnership forum (ASA 100).
An initiative of businessman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, the partnership seeks to establish Australia as China's key food supplier and will be attended by 50 representatives from each of Australia and China.
The Chinese market presents great opportunities for Tasmanian primary producers, particularly as its growing middle class demands high quality, safe foods.
The Liberal Government's strategy, through AgriGrowth Tasmania, is to capitalise on our state's competitive advantages, such as our reputation for premium produce.
Dairy, beef, seafood and our fruit and vegetable sectors all have the potential to increase their markets into China, and we are confident the ASA 100 forum will help us to gain a stronger foothold.
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