Weigh up risks benefits costs before signing GIA

摘要

Over the past year New Zealand Avocado has been consulting with and briefing growers on the GIA (Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response), and the forum provided another opportunity for attendees to learn more about what'sinvolved, and the pros and cons of signing up to the agreement.Lois Ransom of the GIA Secretariat said that the aim of the GIA was to share biosecurity risks with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), with signatories being bound by the GIA Deed. So far there have been three signatories, with kiwifruit the first off the block to sign up.