❓ A WA parliamentary question inquires about the Department of Agriculture and Food's provision of information on chemical spraying and other agricultural resources in languages other than English, particularly for horticulture producers. The response indicates limited translation efforts, primarily focusing on Vietnamese.
AnsweredQoN 6421Legislative Assembly
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(1) With reference to information being supplied to agriculture and horticulture producers; what action is being taken to ensure that information on chemical spraying is produced in languages other than English?
(2) In how many languages does the Department of Agriculture and Food provide information such as farmnotes?
(3) Does the Department of Agriculture and Food provide seminars, field days workshops for horticultural producers in languages other than English, and if yes, in what other languages and in connection to which crops?
(2) In how many languages does the Department of Agriculture and Food provide information such as farmnotes?
(3) Does the Department of Agriculture and Food provide seminars, field days workshops for horticultural producers in languages other than English, and if yes, in what other languages and in connection to which crops?
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Answered
22 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
33 days
(1) The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority provides information on farm chemical label interpretation in Vietnamese.
(2) Farmnotes are published in English.
(3) Field day materials are translated into other languages, most commonly Vietnamese, on an as needs basis. Drought Pilot resilience workshops were conducted in Vietnamese in Carnarvon.
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(2) Farmnotes are published in English.
(3) Field day materials are translated into other languages, most commonly Vietnamese, on an as needs basis. Drought Pilot resilience workshops were conducted in Vietnamese in Carnarvon.
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