New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party Agricultural Policy
Support Ecological Agriculture using established science:
Provide farmer education for growing soils and crops using no, or a minimum, of synthetic inputs.
Education, research and development of Ecological Agriculture demonstrating and supporting alternatives to chemical agriculture.
Support farming practise that produces safe nourishing foods rich in minerals, builds soil structure and sequesters carbon.
Support farmers to introduce old/new ways of farming – silviculture, alley cropping, agro-forestry,
Support farmers to introduce crops such as sainfoin and comfrey into ruminant grazing systems and nutrient management plans
Protecting our people, protecting our environment
We will establish a truly independent health-environment protection agency – H.E.P.A – to replace the EPA.
New Technology & Product introduction based on Precautionary principal – with full liability & indemnity for the business introducing that technology.
Re establish independent specialised bio security at every trade entry point.
Establish our own NZ food and agricultural substances
Fair Trade not Free Trade
Withdraw from the TPPA as soon as it comes up for renegotiation and negotiate fair trade agreements with single nation states.
Increase trade with our Pacific Island neighbours.
Withdraw NZ from RCEP and Farming 2050.
Strengthen anti monopoly and anti trust law to protect local trade
Place a moratorium on sales to non permanent tax residents of farmland, forestry, housing, infrastructure and property.
We will withdraw from any agreement in which NZ loses the ability to write her own laws and legislate for the public good
Harmonise with policies in our premium markets so we don’t erode our reputation
We risk non-tariff barriers in overseas countries when banned chemicals are detected offshore. We can’t afford to allow weak regulations that permit chemicals banned in Europe in our produce so we need to align with European decisions on hazardous substances.
We will adopt these policy measures:
A reduction by 50% of the use and risk of chemical pesticides and the use of more hazardous pesticides by 50% by 2030.
A reduction of nutrient losses by at least 50% while ensuring that there is no deterioration in soil fertility. This will reduce the use of fertilisers by at least 20% by 2030.
A reduction by 50% of the sales of antimicrobials for farmed animals and in aquaculture by 2030 and reaching 25% of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030