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Why do payable days matter?

SASHI REDDY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... interest rates to meet cash flow needs or, eventually, dilute quality standards. Smaller and fragmented suppliers, such as farmers, are disproportionately affected by one-sided payment terms. Banks often treat such borrowers as high risk, compounding ...

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 ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... one or more of the three priority areas identified by the Priority Investment Plan. The fund gives financial support to farmers, land managers and landholders with the support to generate additional, regular and diverse income streams and protect their ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Cannon-Brookes and Artesian, the CEFC said. CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth said the SCC technology had the potential to offer Australian farmers another weapon in their battle against drought and extreme weather conditions, while contributing to lower greenhouse ...

DomaCom points to wind farm crowdfunding campaign as model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Naoumidis said. "The positive outcome of this structure is that it gets buy-in from locals," he said. "It's not just the farmers whose land it's on, it's the wider community. What's interesting is the mix of investors in this fund - the youngest is 21 ...

Calix identifies six sustainability challenges impacting clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... demand for safer alternatives. The cost to develop a new crop protection product averages US$250 million and 10 years but farmers need safe, affordable crop protection products now. There is increased interest in products that are safer and better for ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
More than 130 Queensland sugarcane farmers are participating in a partnership between Coca-Cola and the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia), which provides funding to study innovative and more sustainable farming techniques to positively ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... proceeds from the social bond support projects "that provide finance to low-income people, including buying from smallholder farmers, or offering housing, education, and affordable healthcare. The funds will also be used to help lending to women-owned ...