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Participants
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Museum Victoria, Plant Health Australia, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and Western Australian
Department of Agriculture have contributed to the development of the Pest and Diseases Image Library (PaDIL). PaDIL is an initiative of
the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and is supported by Plant Health Australia.
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The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has the dual roles of providing customer services
to the agricultural, food, fisheries and forest industries, and addressing the challenges of natural resource management.
It also helps build and promote the whole food and fibre chain from paddock to plate for domestic and international markets. |
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Plant Health Australia is a peak national coordinating body for plant health in Australia. It commissions projects and works
with members to coordinate the development of national policy and capability to enhance the ability of Australian
agriculture to respond effectively to plant pests*.
* pests= all plant affecting organisms including insects, mites, diseases and weeds. |
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Museum Victoria, Australia's largest public museums organisation, is the State Museum for Victoria (Australia), responsible for the care of the state's collections, conducting research, and providing public access. Museum Victoria has a proud history of scientific and cultural research and collection development. The organisation operates three public campuses and one of Australia's major education and research-based web sites, and is custodian of the State's immense museum collection.
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The Western Australian Department of Agriculture assists the State's Agriculture, Food and Fibre sector to be sustainable
and profitable, with a clear focus on export-led growth. The Department enhances the international competitiveness
of the State's agribusiness by working with them to meet the increasingly demanding standards for safety and quality
of food and fibre products produced in an environmentally sustainable way.
The aim is to ensure that Western Australian's future needs are not hindered or compromised by the progress (or lack of)
of WA's Agriculture, Food and Fibre industries. In particular issues like - the natural environment, quality of produce,
consistency of supply, freedom from pests and diseases, biodiversity and agribusiness advancement has been developed
and managed in a way which contributes positively to the future needs of Western Australians. |
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