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CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... in reducing carbon emissions in Australia's agricultural sector. Putting the best data and technology in the hands of farmers, financial institutions, the food industry and policy-makers will help us realise that potential. "This investment aims to further ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability verification and reporting across the agriculture industry with the aim of "resolving inefficiencies faced by farmers, producers, and customers in providing sustainability assurances that the market demands." The standard has previously ...

CBA to pilot green loans for agribusiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sequester more carbon, improve soil health, promote biodiversity and vegetation cover, and protect waterways, CBA said. "Farmers have always been great stewards of their land and are doing great things around productivity and sustainability," said Tim ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... investment in underperforming small to medium farms to help lift productivity and optimise land use. "Across Australia, farmers are looking to the latest technology to help them farm more productively and sustainably. We are delighted to support the ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... related to agricultural practices, for example. The federal government should also invest in a multi-decade program advising farmers to reduce emissions and secure resilient income streams, and should consider alternative financing mechanisms like income-contingent ...

Mitsubishi buys stake in Australian carbon credit developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon markets," said AIC CEO Adam Townley. AIC is currently developing projects across regional Australia by working with farmers to increase carbon and improve productivity. Projects have the potential to generate a substantial flow of carbon credits ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... innovative finance solutions to support the sustainability of the industry through improved ESG outcomes. "We know many farmers across the country are already adopting best practice sustainability and environmental stewardship, and we want to partner ...

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... coalition partner in federal government to exclude the agriculture sector from any 2050 target the government proposes, but farmers have a role to play in finding nature-based solutions to climate change, said James Schultz, CEO of GreenCollar, a carbon ...

Sharp increase in food waste: Rabobank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... says it's a shared responsibility for all, at every level from federal state and local governments, to the work that many farmers are doing about how do we create more innovative processes to be able to lose less through production, and clearly an increase ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... biodiversity and slowing down the flow of water onto the reef. The third methodology relates to banana growers and cane farmers and activities to reduce fertilization through more efficient processes, thereby reducing the flow of nitrogen into the water ...