❓ A WA parliamentary question requesting details on WA's agricultural and forestry collaborations with East Java and Indonesia, including project costs and anniversary commemorations. The response details several ongoing projects, primarily in agriculture, with budget breakdowns, and notes no specific anniversary events are planned.
AnsweredQoN 2958Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 May 2010
Member
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Minister Assisting the Minister for Education
QuestionView source ↗
Given 2010 commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Western Australia–East Java Sister-State relationship, for each department and agency in the Minister’s portfolio, please detail:
(a) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and East Java;
(b) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Indonesia;
(c) budgeted costs of these projects and programmes, including non-State funding such as AUSAID, the Indonesian Government, etc; and
(d) any events, programmes or projects being considered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the relationship.
(a) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and East Java;
(b) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Indonesia;
(c) budgeted costs of these projects and programmes, including non-State funding such as AUSAID, the Indonesian Government, etc; and
(d) any events, programmes or projects being considered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the relationship.
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Minister Assisting the Minister for Education
Response time
34 days
Answer
Department of Agriculture and Food
(a) The Department has a technical agreement with the Government of East Java on dairy industry cooperation.
(b) Ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Indonesia are as follows:
· The Department is working with Indonesian tempe manufacturers to develop a new version of tempe made 30% from lupins and 70% from soya bean.
· The Department has developed a proposal for technical cooperation with Indonesia to develop Western Australian wheat for the bread market.
· The Department is leading an ACIAR funded project to assist Indonesia develop their potato industry through the supply of Western Australian-grown seed potatoes and technical assistance and training.
· The Department is also leading another ACIAR funded project on the management of fruit quality and pest infestation on mango and mangosteen to meet technical market access requirements.
· In addition, the Department is a collaborator on other ACIAR funded projects including:
1. Linking vegetable farmers with markets in West and Central Java, Indonesia
2. The development of a national surveillance system for classical swine fever, avian influenza, and foot and mouth disease in Indonesia
3. Livestock movement and managing disease in eastern Indonesia and eastern Australia
· The Department co-funds a food and beverage specialist in the Western Australian Trade Office Jakarta.
(c) Budgeted costs of these projects and programmes as follows:
· Technical Agreement on Dairy Cooperation - DAFWA $18,000
· ACIAR potato / brassica project budget - ACIAR $1.85million
(DAFWA $350,000, Indonesian Govt $100,000 plus contributions from other state research partners)
· ACIAR mango-mangosteen project budget - ACIAR $1.5million (DAFWA $275,000 Indo Govt $100,000 plus contributions from other state research partners)
· Food and Beverage Specialist WATO Jakarta - DAFWA $30,000
(d) Nil
Forest Products Commission
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Nil
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Department of Agriculture and Food
(a) The Department has a technical agreement with the Government of East Java on dairy industry cooperation.
(b) Ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Indonesia are as follows:
· The Department is working with Indonesian tempe manufacturers to develop a new version of tempe made 30% from lupins and 70% from soya bean.
· The Department has developed a proposal for technical cooperation with Indonesia to develop Western Australian wheat for the bread market.
· The Department is leading an ACIAR funded project to assist Indonesia develop their potato industry through the supply of Western Australian-grown seed potatoes and technical assistance and training.
· The Department is also leading another ACIAR funded project on the management of fruit quality and pest infestation on mango and mangosteen to meet technical market access requirements.
· In addition, the Department is a collaborator on other ACIAR funded projects including:
1. Linking vegetable farmers with markets in West and Central Java, Indonesia
2. The development of a national surveillance system for classical swine fever, avian influenza, and foot and mouth disease in Indonesia
3. Livestock movement and managing disease in eastern Indonesia and eastern Australia
· The Department co-funds a food and beverage specialist in the Western Australian Trade Office Jakarta.
(c) Budgeted costs of these projects and programmes as follows:
· Technical Agreement on Dairy Cooperation - DAFWA $18,000
· ACIAR potato / brassica project budget - ACIAR $1.85million
(DAFWA $350,000, Indonesian Govt $100,000 plus contributions from other state research partners)
· ACIAR mango-mangosteen project budget - ACIAR $1.5million (DAFWA $275,000 Indo Govt $100,000 plus contributions from other state research partners)
· Food and Beverage Specialist WATO Jakarta - DAFWA $30,000
(d) Nil
Forest Products Commission
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Nil
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