Department of Agriculture submission to the State Sustainability Strategy
Abstract
The following report was written in response to the Focus on the Future, a consultation paper for the State Sustainability Strategy for Western Australia.
The report discusses:
• recommendations for the Sustainability Policy Unit to consider when developing the State Sustainability Strategy.
• defining sustainability and the implications for agriculture;
• opportunities for moving towards a sustainable industry;
• trends and challenges faced by agriculture; and
• some case studies of how the agricultural sector is currently developing and implementing sustainable agricultural practices.