A new agreement between industry groups and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to help reduce the potential damaging impacts of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is due to be finalised and signed in mid-July.

The BMSB Operational Agreement has been developed under the Government Industry Agreement (GIA), which commits the kiwifruit industry - and others across the horticultural sector - to work with government to improve readiness for potential future biosecurity events and decide how all parties would jointly respond, including operational details and cost-sharing arrangements. You can read a summary of what the agreement will include on the KVH website.

The agreement has been negotiated and developed by a specially convened group including KVH on behalf of the kiwifruit and kiwiberry sectors.