Opportunities for Aboriginal involvement in 91短视频鈥檚 bushfood industry will be discussed at a two-day industry event and workshop in Roelands, near Bunbury, next month.
The Supporting Aboriginal businesses in the bushfood industry event aims to provide existing and aspiring business owners with key information and advice to help grow the emerging industry.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), in partnership with Outback Academy Australia, is hosting the free event on 2-3 November at Roelands Village.
DPIRD will also release two information guides 鈥楽etting up for success: Bushfoods鈥, and 鈥楶rotection of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge for Bushfood Businesses鈥.
Aboriginal Economic Development manager Melissa Hartmann said the event was about supporting and celebrating Aboriginal businesses in the bushfoods industry.
鈥淭here has been a dramatic interest in animals, insects and plants traditionally used as food by Aboriginal people, commonly known as bushfoods,鈥 Ms Hartmann said.
鈥淔or this event we will have presentations from industry leaders including Outback Academy Australia, 鈥楧ark Emu鈥 author Professor Bruce Pascoe, Binyaarns Bush Medicines鈥 Vivienne Hansen, Badgebup Aboriginal Corporation and Noongar Land Enterprises.
鈥淭here will also be a farm tour of Roelands Village, before ending the day with a bushfood catered sundowner.鈥
Ms Hartmann said a workshop would be held on the second day for participants to take part in bushfood product and business planning, led by Indigenous Business Australia (IBA).
Register online for day one and day two or call 0459 867 908. Registrations are essential by 22 October 2021.
A targeted bushfoods event will be held in northern 91短视频 in 2022.
Caption: Aboriginal Economic Development manager Melissa Hartmann said the event was about supporting and celebrating Aboriginal businesses in the bushfoods industry.
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Megan Broad/Donna Coleman, media liaison, +61 (0)8 9368 3937
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