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Australia has traditional relied on skilled migrants to fill gaps in the workforce required for our economic development. There are currently gaps in some primary industry workforces that may limit the productivity of those sectors.
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Population and Labour Force |
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South Australia is facing a population crisis borne of lower birth rates, a significantly ageing population, a history of lower migration intakes and a sustained pattern of emigration.
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Traditional notions of primary industry labour requirements centre around notions of skilled farmers and professionals and a generally unskilled workforce. The actual evidence is strongly at variance with those notions and presents a complex picture of a highly skilled workforce with a strong seasonal labour force that is increasingly required to have a wider range of work skills.
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The South Australian Primary Industries Sector has within it a very wide array of quite discrete sectors. These range from broad acre farming operations and large scale marine aquaculture farms through to small but valuable niche sectors specialising in everything from honey production to mushroom growing.
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Current Attraction Strategies |
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Primary Industries have historically tended to rely on existing family members and local labour supplemented by seasonal workers. There have been limited efforts to actively promote various industry sectors to attract labour but until recently these efforts have largely been uncoordinated. Hindering appropriate action has been a lack of emphasis in Regional Development on developing regional policies to promote their localities as a desirable place to live and work.
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Key Migration Issues affecting Primary Industries |
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Some handy notes regarding issues affecting primary industries.
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