Australia’s agriculture and food processing industry has always played an important role in our success as a nation. Bold new technologies are being introduced to improve productivity, including GPS-guided tractors, computerised irrigation systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and food packaging innovations. This is an exciting industry to be involved in, and you’ll be amazed at the career choices available to you.
Contribution to the Australian economy
Agriculture & Food Processing

$58.2 billion
Gross value added

729,000
People employed in the sector

190,605
Businesses trading in the sector
* Statistics sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. For more information, please refer to the Statistics Explained page.