1 Nicola Morris , Agribusiness Executive , Tasmania , mornic@xtra.co.nz
The Tasmanian Government has set an ambitious AgriVision 2050 target.
To see the farm gate value of Tasmanian agriculture reach $10 billion by 2050 .
This paper will review performance of the Tasmanian agricultural sector to date and then discuss how, if at all, the State Government has influenced this performance .
Leading on from this , the paper will consider the wider subject of what role a government could or should have in providing food sufficiency and developing rural economies .
Is the Government an enabler , a leader , a producer , or indeed a derailer?
Key Words
Agricultural performance
Government role
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