The Competitiveness of Tasmanian Agriculture for 2050 White Paper was released in 2020 and sets out the Tasmanian Government’s framework for fostering a competitive agricultural sector and profitable farming enterprises.
Competitiveness of Tasmanian Agriculture 2050 White Paper (PDF 2Mb)
The White Paper sets a robust long-term framework for the Government to work with the agricultural sector to build on our strengths and also manage risks and respond to significant disruptions and change.
The White Paper sits under Tasmania’s Sustainable Agri-food Plan 2019-23, and beside our Growing Tasmanian Agriculture – Research, Development and Extension for 2050 White Paper, along with other government strategies across education, brand, trade, infrastructure, waste, freight, climate change and more.
These strategic documents form part of the blueprint for achieving the productivity improvements required to grow the farm gate value of Tasmania's agriculture to $10 billion by 2050.
Background - Submissions
In developing the White Paper the Tasmanian Government worked collaboratively with primary industry peak bodies and the wider agricultural and research community. In January 2020 the Competitiveness of Tasmanian Agriculture for 2050 Discussion Paper was released.
Twenty-nine submissions and confidential responses to the Discussion Paper were received from stakeholders including peak bodies, industry groups, research organisations, individuals and government agencies.
These submissions informed the development of the White Paper. The original Discussion Paper and a summary of the public responses can be viewed below: