Australia: Government Must Show More Leadership in Digital Agriculture, Farmers Group Warns
New policy settings and infrastructure upgrades are required for Australia’s agriculture technology sector to mature, according to the National Farmers Federation, which has asked the federal government to adopt a “leadership role” in digital agriculture, writes Joseph Brookes at Which-50.
Currently, adoption of new agriculture technologies is challenged, the group says, by poor national networks, cultural barriers between farmers and technology developers, and a lack of policy settings to encourage research and investment.
In its submission to the current Senate inquiry into financial technology and regulatory technology, NFF general manager, trade and economics, Prudence Gordon, calls for the establishment of a high-level advisory group for the development of digital agriculture.
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