Media Release
Untested APVMA cost recovery model proposes massive fee increases and puts farm innovation and food prices at risk
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has today announced a new proposed Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) that will see Australian farmers pay significantly more for crop protection products while missing out on the next generation of productivity enhancing technologies. CropLife Australia, the national peak industry organisation for the plant science sector, warned the new arrangements are the product of a misguided and flawed policy process undertaken by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry…
