Theme five of the Carbon Initiative Program aims to increase producer engagement and alignment of activities across the agricultural value-chain in relation to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, for example linking producer activities to those in processing, transport and retail.
Projects explore the business case for increased engagement for producers in the value chain as it relates to activities to reduce GHGE and identify practical opportunities to increase producer engagement with the value chain.
Projects include:
National Challenges and Opportunities The first real-time dashboard for tracking on-farm fatalities and injuries has launched, giving journalists, farm safety advocates, researchers and the farming community early insights into where and how agricultural incidents are occurring.
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For James Meggitt, growing up on a rainbow trout farm planted the seed for his lifelong passion for aquaculture.
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When Jo Kelly first envisioned a $100 million Australian seaweed industry by 2025, expanding to $1.5 billion by 2040, it seemed like an ambitious dream for a sector that barely existed. Three years after receiving a Nuffield Scholarship supported by AgriFutures Australia, that vision is beginning to take shape – one innovative project, partnership and policy recommendation at a time.
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