AGRICULTURAL NEWS - According to an information document released by the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), travellers were required to declare plants, seeds, honey, meat products, liquor, as well as any other animal products and by-products being brought into the country.
“These products may harbour pests that occur in other countries, and their introduction, establishment and spread [would] undermine agricultural productivity and trade because of the direct damage to plant and animal resources, the high costs of pest eradication and post-harvest programmes, technical difficulties encountered in eradicating these pests, and loss of markets,” the document said.
According to DAFF, to protect plant, animal and human health as well as the country’s territory against exotic pests, legislation had been put in place to control the importation of agricultural products into the country.
