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Food & Fibre Gippsland and the Future Drought Fund: Building Regional Resilience
Food & Fibre Gippsland (F&FG) continues to play a key role in building drought resilience through its involvement with the Future Drought Fund (FDF). As Gippsland’s Southeast Node Lead in the Victorian Drought & Innovation Hub, F&FG is delivering on-ground programs that strengthen preparedness, business capability, and community resilience.
Community Impact program: Gated Framework
Across April and May, Food & Fibre Gippsland, in collaboration with local partners, delivered a successful series of Drought Resilience Workshops in Wonthaggi, Leongatha, Warragul, and Yarram. These workshops brought together a diverse mix of participants and formed part of the Helping Regional Communities Prepare For Drought - Community Impact Program.
Preparing for drought: Bid to bring field trials to our region
Food & Fibre Gippsland has been working with a range of organisations and universities to bring long term field trials to Gippsland, in order to better understand how drought resilience can be developed within our farming systems.
Making Farm Businesses Stronger
Research has identified the critical role of farm advisors in making good financial decisions, particularly in times of drought. The Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub is bringing industry, academics and farming groups together for an honest, thought-provoking discussion on how to better serve farmers, to ultimately make farm businesses stronger.