Welcome to the Agrifood Careers Website!

Agrifood covers food, fibre, animal production and food processing.

It also has a big impact on our lifestyle through amenity horticulture (employing almost 30 per cent of all workers in the agriculture industry!) and horse and dog racing.

Agrifood is closely related to the environment in many ways as we become more and more dependent on utilising our natural resources in a sustainable way. Industries included in Agrifood are:

Rural and Related Industries

• Agriculture
• Production Horticulture
• Amenity Horticulture
• Conservation and Land Management
• Animal Care and Management

Forestry and Logging Industry

• Forestry
• Logging

Food Processing Industry

• Food
• Beverages
• Pharmaceuticals

Meat Processing Industry

• Meat

Seafood Industry

• Aquaculture
• Wildcatch
• Processing

Racing Industry

• Thoroughbred
• Harness
• Dogs

Every day you eat, wear or use something produced by the Australian Agrifood sector.

Agrifood brings in important export dollars to our economy and is one the largest employers in rural areas, with many regional towns dependent upon the sector for their survival. Up to 880,000 people work in the Agrifood sector which is comprised of more than 140,000 separate enterprises.