What is the World Trade Organization? How will it help our trade with China?
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While 2020 has seen a number of commodities come under fire, the referral to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is specifically over tariffs China placed on Australian barley that effectively ended the trade.
Have no idea what this actually means? Here are five quick questions to fill you in:
Why has Australia gone to the WTO?
Code of practice for autonomous crop equipment planned
11 December 2020 |
Agri-tech experts suggest a Code of Practice similar to Australia s could be adapted to the UK
An Australian code of practice for autonomous crop equipment could be adapted for UK use, agri-tech experts have suggested.
The draft Australian Code of Practice for Autonomous Crop Equipment focuses on operational hazard control, vehicle transport between fields, pesticide application and incident reporting, among others.
In Australia, a Code of Practice is admissible in court and shows that an employer or company has complied with best practices.
A recent discussion involving 50 agri-tech experts focused on how a similar Code of Practice could be adapted to UK conditions.