New Zealand's farming community has a vision
Every day, farming people protect each other from preventable harm
As farming Kiwis, it’s in our DNA to protect one another from harm. But sadly, we are failing. Agriculture remains one of the most dangerous places for New Zealanders to work. Farm Without Harm is the first time we have had a whole of sector and whole of systems approach instead of isolated issues. This is our line in the sand and we have a 6-year action plan that involves all of us standing together and no longer accepting the human toll in producing food and fibre in Aotearoa New Zealand. We, as farmers and farming leaders, are committing to design preventable harm out of our farming systems and leading a culture of care among us – one that goes beyond high-vis and helmets. No more fractured policy-making or shifting the responsibility of safety onto individuals. Let's be world-leading in protecting our people from preventable harm, every day.
Winning the hearts & minds of farming people
Widespread culture change that prioritises the wellbeing of people over the productivity on our farms.
5 system enabler pillars
2. Leadership and collaboration
Collective policy-making across the system by farming leaders with a long-term commitment to the vision.
3. Growing capability & engagement on-farm
Moving on from the outdated ‘she’ll be right’ attitude and bias. Supporting farming people with the information, skills and agency to actively engage in their own safety.
4. Focusing effort through insight & learning
Developing our understanding of harm and measuring our impact by sharing data openly & honestly across the system.
5. Supporting higher level hazard controls
Redesigning preventable harm out of our farming products and systems entirely.
