Strategy

Platform	Priority	Outcome
Environment and food safety.	Implement the Fertcare product stewardship program to ensure that industry staff can meet their responsibilities regarding food safety and the environment. Engage with key stakeholders.	Maintain an effective position in the public debate on environmental issues and regulation relating to the fertilizer industry by demonstrating the industry’s responsibility and commitment.
Import and logistics	Improve quarantine policy and procedures through engagement with government at both the operational and policy level.	Reduced risk of contamination and associated costs for imports of fertilizers and raw materials.
Regulatory affairs	Reform State legislation controlling the sale, description and labelling of fertilizers to provide uniformity and meet environment, food safety and productivity requirements. Contribute to the development of good public policy to manage impurities in fertilizer products. Contribute to the development of good public policy to manage security risks of fertilizer products.	Uniform legislation across all jurisdictions with fertilizer broadly defined to cover all products sold as plant nutrients or soil amendments. Provision of consistent and appropriate information to consumers. Effective management of food safety issues. Efficient and effective management of security issues.
Communication and FIFA Profile	Key stakeholders, including members and Government are engaged in continuing communication relating to the activities of the Association.	The value of FIFA to the industry and to key stakeholders, including Government, is well understood. Key stakeholders have direct input into the development and implementation of the Association’s strategy.

 FIFA Strategy 2009.pdf