Biosecurity still the leading concern for agribusiness leaders

Biosecurity still the leading concern for agribusiness leaders
Rebecca Howard
Biosecurity remains the top priority for agribusiness leaders, who say it's critical the nation learns from the covid-19 outbreak, according to KPMG’s latest priority survey. New Zealand will reopen its borders at some point and there is a need for “better processes, processes designed to protect us more because the porosity of our border is clear,” said KPMG global head of agribusiness Ian Proudfoot. That work should already be underway, he said.  Biosecurity has topped the survey every year since KMPG started it 10 years ago, “but pe...

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