Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Sterle for his continuing interest in agriculture and his supplementary question. The Gillard Labor government is determined to see the nation prepared for the future. We are making tough decisions to get the settings right to prepare for the new economy. The government is building a clean energy future which will militate against the risks of climate change and increasing climate variability.

For farmers the Clean Energy Package is a win-win. The Carbon Farming Initiative and the $1.7 billion Land Sector Package delivers additional revenue streams for farms, opens the door for new research and technologies, and lowers the nation's carbon emissions. That is why the NFF remains supportive of this innovation.

The government is also developing the first ever national food plan. On 23 June 2011, I released an issues paper to inform the development of Australia's first national food plan and during the 10-week— (Time expired)