Carbon essentials for agribusiness

AS the world transitions to reduced levels of carbon emissions, this will have significant effect on agricultural business. 

While this is currently impacting large corporations, it will soon become a greater consideration for individual farming businesses.

Consumer pressure, government regulations and financial institutions are requiring corporations to make significant inroads into reducing their carbon emissions. 

One way they can do this is by relaying this imperative down their supply chains and requiring producers to also reduce emissions.

The Carbon Farming Outreach program, funded by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), aims to help growers and industry groups navigate current information, tools and results from investigative research about reducing emissions, understanding the farm carbon footprint and carbon neutrality, and how to be compliant with certification schemes. 

The Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board is working with DCCEEW to rollout this program in this region.

The landscape board will be hosting a series of interactive workshops on the developing carbon economy in horticultural agribusiness, between November 18 and 22, in Renmark, Berri, Loxton and Waikerie. 

Growers and processors are invited to attend one of these free, three-hour workshops that have been designed to capture participant feedback. Workshops have been scheduled for morning, afternoon and evening timeslots.

Participants can expect to get a better understanding of the key drivers affecting this space and learn how they can best work with their industry groups to meet new requirements as they arise. 

After completing this workshop series, the landscape board will continue to work with industry groups, many of which are currently undertaking significant developmental work, to identify the next critical areas where growers need more information or upgraded skills. 

It is essential for growers to collaborate with their industry groups to find the best ways forward as each industry group is developing fundamental solutions for its grower base.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Nelson on 0439 591 826, or via email (jeremy.nelson@sa.gov.au).  

To register for one of the workshops, visit the website (www.landscape.sa.gov.au/mr/events/carbon-essentials-for-agribusiness).