GRAIN industry stakeholders are being encouraged to express their interest in being part of the SA Grain Industry Blueprint's six working groups.
Grain Producers SA is leading development of the blueprint, which will be a vehicle for sustainable industry growth by seeking commitments across the whole value chain to pursue actions and achieve targets in order for the SA grain industry to increase its value from about $4.2 billion to $6b by 2030.
The working groups will be centred on six key themes - value-adding; market opportunities; infrastructure investment; building industry capacity; on-farm innovation; and biosecurity and quality assurance - identified as part of an extensive literature and stakeholder consultation, which will form the pillars of the blueprint.
"We are looking for people with a certain passion which falls under each blueprint pillar so they can contribute their thoughts and vision to what will be a critical part of the future of the grain industry in SA," GPSA chief executive officer Caroline Rhodes said.
"The working groups will work underneath the blueprint's overarching steering committee and work to develop a clear and detailed statement of the key objectives of each pillar to deliver on the issues and opportunities identified.
"They will then prepare an implementation program, including funding options, to achieve the objectives of each pillar."
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Ms Rhodes said progress on the blueprint was tracking well following the appointment of experienced grain industry professional Jonathan Wilson as its project manager in June.
"GPSA has been out on the road over the past few months meeting with growers and other industry stakeholders as part of the initial consultation phase of the blueprint," she said.
"The blueprint steering committee, chaired by Don Plowman and made up of representatives from the grower and research communities, food industry, government and advocacy bodies has now met twice.
"The formation of the working groups will represent another significant milestone in the blueprint's development as we seek to bring together experts in each field to further define what the future looks like in each of these key areas."
- Details: To submit an expression of interest email Jonathan Wilson at blueprint@grainproducerssa.com.au or call the GPSA office 1300 734 884.
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