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The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) wants to grow agriculture to $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030. Reaching that goal requires new ideas to accelerate the industry's growth. In collaboration with KPMG, and supported by Telstra the NFF has developed a discussion paper that aims to consolidate expert industry opinion on how to accelerate the growth of Australian agriculture to achieve the NFF’s vision of $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull launched the report.

"The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has laid down a bold vision for the
industry: $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030. This financial year that figure will total $59 billion, meaning we need to grow by almost 70 per cent in the coming 12 years. That sort of growth doesn’t happen by accident. We need a clear strategy to capture opportunities and navigate the challenges that lie ahead", NFF president Fiona Simson states.

That’s why the National Farmers’ Federation is embarking on Talking 2030. "Talking 2030 is all about engaging the industry in a conversation about its future and identifying concrete actions which will position us for success. This discussion paper — developed in partnership with KPMG, Telstra and numerous industry experts — is the first step in that process."

The insights in the paper are presented through the lens of these key themes:

Understanding our future customer
Supercharging our supply chain
Growing sustainably
Unlocking new technology
Attracting people and capital
Industry leadership and coordination

In the pages they’ve captured fresh thinking on how to:

• respond to changing consumer preferences;
• harness technology and innovation to boost our productivity;
• reach burgeoning new markets across the globe;
• access capital to fund this new phase of growth;
• attract and train the best human talent; and,
• lighten our environmental footprint by producing more with less

Read the complete report here