The Federal Government has extended the Improved Access to Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Program by a further 12 months, allowing farmers and research corporations continued access to safe and effective agvet chemical solutions that manage priority pests and diseases.
The $2.4 million investment will extend the Federal Government's existing $14.3 million investment to improve access to safe and effective chemicals.
“Research and development corporations will receive $2 million in funding through the grants component of the program,” Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said.
“The grants assist smaller industries that currently find it difficult to gain access to agvet chemical products because it may not be considered as profitable for chemical companies to register uses in such industries.”