25   CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the motion of Dr Stone—That this House:

(1)    notes that the Australian agricultural industry offers excellent career opportunities, including:

(a)    approximately 100,000 jobs in the agricultural sector;

(b)   2.5 jobs for every agricultural graduate; and

(c)    a diverse range of careers requiring a wide range of skill levels;

(2)    acknowledges that responding to the expanding global food task will require Australia to substantially upskill and increase the size of its agribusiness workforce;

(3)    recognises that there are declining participation rates and graduates in the agriculture sector as tertiary agricultural science courses offerings decline, and secondary school students do not take up undergraduate courses; and

(4)    calls on the Government to:

(a)    resource the promotion of careers in agriculture through the primary and secondary school system;

(b)   provide incentives for universities to offer agricultural science courses; and

(c)    encourage industry in the development of agribusiness educational and training resource material—

Question—That the motion be agreed to—put and passed.