Agriculture is facing current productivity challenges in terms of managing pests and diseases, which

will significantly increase within the next decade. With a general decline in productivity growth and

changes to external factors in managing weed, pest and disease risk, Australia more than ever requires

access to new and safer pesticide and veterinary medicines. The plant and animal industries are all

facing significant emerging biosecurity threats and being impacted on by pesticide resistance.

Australia is no longer on the global priority list for pesticide and veterinary medicine

commercialisation as it was 20 years ago..

Australian agriculture is experiencing increasing market failure regarding investment in agricultural pesticides

and veterinary medicines as the case for commercial investment is not always sufficient given the

regulatory cost for chemical registration and the relatively small market size.

The delivery of Access to AgVet Chemicals Collaborative System, was

contracted to establish a forum to develop a sustainable approach for collaboration regarding AgVet

chemicals, building on recent cross industry discussions on AgVet chemical access that were

supported by industry and government stakeholders. It could include establishing a collaboration and

co-investment framework to more efficiently improve AgVet technology access for agricultural

industries at reduced cost.