About the program

The Farm Business Resilience Program is designed to help Tasmanian farmers step back from the day-to-day, assess their business across social, economic, environmental and climate resilience areas, and develop a practical roadmap for the future with the support of experienced facilitators and coaches. 

The Farm Business Resilience 2 (FBR2) Program is an initiative funded jointly through the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund (FDF), and the Tasmanian State Government.

The Program aims to help farmers and regional communities prepare for drought and build long-term climate resilience. 

This tranche of the program is being delivered by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) in conjunction with the TAS Farm Innovation Hub.

The program supports farm businesses to strengthen their ability to manage uncertainty and risk by building capability across environmental, economic and social dimensions of resilience. Rather than focusing solely on productivity, profitability, or natural resource management, the program takes a holistic farm business and risk management approach. It aims to assist participants develop the knowledge, skills and strategies required to make informed decisions before challenges arise. 

The current phase of the program runs from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029 and forms part of the Future Drought Fund's priority area of Building Knowledge, Skills and Capability.