Cotton Australia has been working hard to ensure cotton grower’s needs are clearly communicated to policy makers ahead of the federal election. Priorities of particular interest to brands include:
A call to invest in practical action to improve the health of the Murray-Darling Basin.
Long term funding of the Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) Program that allowed Cotton to Market to significantly expand its work.
Further investment in farmer safety and wellbeing.
Commit further funding to the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework
The full document is available here.
April 2025