Agriculture continues to play a significant role in the ACT. The Territory's 160 farming families collectively manage 40,000ha (15%) of the ACT, mainly for cattle, sheep and wool production, and horse agistment and equestrian enterprises. Other ACT agricultural enterprises include:
- eggs and free range eggs
- chickens
- alpacas and lamas
- fruit and vegetables
- wine
- olives
- truffles
ACT Natural Resource Management's ( ACT NRM) Sustainable Agriculture program aims to support healthy farm ecosystems and improve productivity and farm income by assisting landholders to address a range of challenges facing ACT farmers which impact on farm resilience and productivity, including:
- invasive weeds and pest animals
- soil erosion, riparian erosion and soil acidification
- drought and climate change
- loss of biodiversity, particularly in fertile lowland grasslands and box gum grassy woodlands.
ACT NRM does this through:
- training and skill development
- supporting landholders to access funding to support on-ground works, trials and demonstrations
- building and supporting collaboration between landholders to address issues of common concern
More information
ACTNRM Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator: Jeni Cumberland
Email: jenilee.cumberland@act.gov.au
Phone: 02 6205 2913
ACTNRM Sustainable Agriculture Facilitator: Mary Bonet
Email: mary.bonet@act.gov.au
Phone: 02 6207 3390
ACTNRM Sustainable Agriculture – Program Lead: Jarrod Ruch
Email: Jarrods.ruch@act.gov.au
Phone: 02 6205 1404