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Vol 1. No. 5 May 2018 National Poultry Newspaper PO Box 387 Cleveland 4163 Phone (07) 3286 1833 Fax (07) 3821 2637 Email ben@poultrynews.com.au
Australian Eggs builds on Sustainability Framework
THE Australian public is increasingly interested in how their food is produced and agricultural industries have to be more transparent to build trust with them.
In response, Australian Eggs recently released a Sus- tainability Framework that forms a long-term commit- ment by the egg industry to transparent engagement with the community.
The Sustainability Frame- work process is being run by CSIRO researchers who will conduct comprehen- sive community research and analysis on the impacts and contributions of the egg industry across areas such as the environment, animal welfare, food security and livelihoods.
The CSIRO’s findings will then be used to guide research and policy on industry issues and as a reference point for industry improvement.
Conducting the process on a transparent basis will provide egg farmers with a better understanding of community attitudes and the community with a better understanding of the egg industry.
The spotlight on the indus- try will also provide greater accountability on the indus- try’s objective of farming re- sponsibly.
Australian Eggs has a role in facilitating the process but it is ultimately farmer driven.
The industry’s objective is to farm eggs for all Austral- ians in a way that is socially, environmentally and eco- nomically responsible and the Sustainability Frame- work brings this commitment to life.
This is a long-run process and the first steps will be small but within the year the Australian egg industry will have new, credible research
☛ continued P2
by ROWAN McMONNIES Managing Director
Healthy hens feeding in a shed.
Georgina Townsend and Kylie Hewson (AgriFutures), Jojo Jackson (Australian Eggs), Tamsyn Crowley (Poultry Hub Australia) and Martin Krzywinski (staff scientist at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre) who presented at the Data Visualisation Workshop.
Poultry Hub is industry aligned and impact driven
POULTRY Hub Australia is the successor body to the Poultry CRC and is primarily industry funded.
PHA is located on the grounds of the University of New England in Armidale, NSW and began operating mid-2017.
As director of PHA, I have focused our efforts on estab- lishing projects and initiatives in three key areas: to share knowledge, build capacity and create connections in the poul- try industry.
We aim to achieve this through supporting research, developing education pro- grams for schools and provid- ing a range of poultry training options.
I have had the joyous task of meeting many new faces in the
industry over the past year as well as catching up with others I have met during my years as a Poultry CRC researcher.
I have enjoyed meeting on farm, discussing industry is- sues and entertaining the in- novative ideas that arise from these discussions.
Many of these great ideas shone through in our recent open call for research projects.
PHA’s first open call for re- search set researchers with the task of formulating projects that are industry aligned and impact driven.
☛ continued P3
by TAMSYN CROWLEY Director
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