Why it is actively working against the interests of small -
scale pig farmers in its work around planning and regulation; and
Not exact matches
Penny Kothe, pastured
pig and poultry
farmer and owner of Caroola Farm in Mulloon, notes that, «a 500m buffer means that almost all small -
scale pig and poultry farms would require costly council approvals.
Small -
scale pastured
pig farmers have concerns about whether Australia Pork Limited (APL) genuinely represents them.
For some years now, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) has been monitoring APL's support for small -
scale farmers, and what we have witnessed is in fact a systematic campaign to undermine the efforts of the growing number of small -
scale pastured
pig farmers.
The goal, to celebrate family farms, create culinary awareness for heritage breed
pigs and tilt the
scales to favor today's emerging chef community struggling to pay premium prices for safer, more flavorful food raised by real
farmers.
Recommendation 8: Develop Codes of Practice in close consultation with small -
scale pastured
pig and poultry
farmers.
Most of the
pigs in Kamuli district are reared by small
scale farmers in the rural community (over 90 %).