Primary Industry Trade at Risk Unless Assurance is Tightened

Two recently published reports look at the gap between Aotearoa’s assurance schemes for the primary sector and our trade potential.

A new report, EU Green Deal: Impact on New Zealand’s Land-based Primary Producers, warns that trade access to Europe is at risk because the EU is drawing hard lines on pesticides that will affect agriculture around the world.

The risk associated with this country’s pesticide use is just one faced by Aotearoa’s farmers unless our assurance systems are upgraded, a message emphasised by a different new report, Enhancing Farm Assurance – A White Paper.