Theme four of the Carbon Initiative Program aims to deliver novel approaches to identifying, developing and commercialising co-benefits from carbon farming for income diversification.
Projects explore the methodology to identify practical and viable innovative approaches to co-benefits and then translate the information into practical guidance for farmers, fishers and foresters.
Projects include:
This study conducted the first baseline measurements of GHG emissions and carbon storage of irrigation farm dams in Australia. Data was collected through comprehensive sampling from 38 on-farm dams in the Murrumbidgee Valley of NSW.
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This project was to assess existing commercial and research trials of compost made with almond hulls and shell (currently a waste product) and quantify the nitrogen savings, improvements in soil fertility, and carbon storage benefits from using this compost.
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The project assessed the benefits of transforming parts of rangeland cattle areas to incorporate kangaroos into grazing systems, provided information and guidelines to allow producers to assess the opportunity, and researched what challenges will impact the implementation of the proposed method.
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National Challenges and Opportunities With the competing demands on the red meat sector of cutting methane emissions while providing protein to a growing global population, Australian Wildlife Services has proposed a grazing system that integrates native populations of kangaroos to create low-emission meat.
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CHICKEN MEAT / 07.05.24 Supporting students looking at a career in the chicken meat industry. The 2024 recipient of the prestigious Gary Sansom Scholarship is researching the feasibility of food-waste based diets on meat chickens.
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