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Address to Gippsland Local Government Network, June 17, 2011

Address to Gippsland Local Government Network, June 17, 2011. Alex Arbuthnot AM, chairman, Agribusiness Gippsland Inc. alex_arbuthnot@bigpond.com. How much is Gippsland agriculture worth? Source : ABS 2008/09 value of agricultural commodities. . TOTAL GROSS VICTORIAN FIGURE: $10,200,508,779.

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Address to Gippsland Local Government Network, June 17, 2011

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  1. Address to Gippsland Local Government Network, June 17, 2011 Alex Arbuthnot AM, chairman, Agribusiness Gippsland Inc. alex_arbuthnot@bigpond.com

  2. How much is Gippsland agriculture worth?Source: ABS 2008/09 value of agricultural commodities. TOTAL GROSS VICTORIAN FIGURE: $10,200,508,779

  3. GIPPSLAND OFFERS…- 85% of Victoria’s electricity - 26% of Australia’s oil - 42% of Australia’s LPG - 23% of Australia’s natural gas - 33% of Victoria’s dairy production - Increasing horticultural production - Significant forest resources

  4. Areas generating 80% of farm profits: 1997

  5. Ratio of rural land value to agricultural production value per hectare. Source: Barr 2005

  6. Ratio of land value per hectare to production value per hectare, 1997

  7. Water projections

  8. Range of projected change in rainfall relative to 1990 levels (%)

  9. AMERICA: Food insecurity 2009 Definition: “Households without consistent access throughout the year to adequate food for active healthy living for all household members.” Source: US Bureau of Economic Research

  10. Victoria: Food stress 2011 • Source: Victorian Food Supply Scenarios, VicHealth April 2011

  11. Even older… but no fewer Victorian farmersSource: Wilkinson DPI, 2010

  12. Food-future Gippsland • Horticulture in Macalister Irrigation District • More intensive dairying in dryland regions • Off-river water capture in East Gippsland • Larger, corporate (family-owned) farms • East Gippsland grain belt/double cropping • Value adding and agritourismsector growth • Preferential water/power supply for agriculture • Land clearing for food production • Converting hobby to food farms • Differential farm rates • Consolidated food processing assets

  13. GIPPSLAND NEEDS…Future water resource scopingPopulation impact study on Gippsland agribusiness A Gippsland Food PlanEmployment & trainingCost-competitive powerTransport/logistics synergies

  14. THANK YOUhttp://agribusinessgippsland.com.au

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