Vegetables NZ latest primary sector group to sign up for sharing biosecurity protection costs

Vegetables NZ latest primary sector group to sign up for sharing biosecurity protection costs
Fiona Rotherham
By Fiona Rotherham Nov. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Vegetables New Zealand has signed an agreement with the government to share the cost of managing biosecurity procedures as it faced being charged for some of the costs with no input otherwise. It is the 12th primary sector organisation to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity Readiness and Response, which gives the industries a say in decision-making and a share of the costs and responsibilities in preparing for and responding to biosecurity incursions. Pre-border and borde...