Welcome to AgriFutures AGenda.
How can we be more productive, profitable and sustainable? More often than not, going greener can help us achieve all three goals. In this month’s AGenda, we bring you a focus on sustainability. From the soil to the supply chain, sustainability across agriculture involves a level of participation from all players in our industry.
We are keen as beans to showcase the green future for our emerging Australian coffee industry, and we can't wait for you to find out how one of our inaugural AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant recipients plans to feed our growing population in a more sustainable fashion. These are just some of the green innovations and ideas which will transform our industry.
Forget the long black, try a greener coffee right from our backyard
We import more than 99 per cent of coffee into Australia. The potential growth for the Australian coffee industry is huge and the integration of sustainability practices across the supply chain is tipped to be a game changer, allowing Australian coffee growers to compete against imported coffee. Rebecca Zentveld, President of the Australian Subtropical Coffee Association, explains why we need to showcase to the world the high standard of coffee we can grow here.
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Thinking inside the box key to feeding future generations
With net zero targets front of mind, Fran McLaughlin says it’s time to start looking at the sustainability of our food supply chains. Fran was recently announced as one of seven recipients of the inaugural AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant. Her idea, ‘Feed the Bush’ is set to make fresh produce more accessible to rural communities and will provide a sustainable alternative to broadacre vegetable production, enabling crops to be grown in new areas.
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Roadmap with a focus on sustainability for the Australian rice industry
The Australian rice industry has developed a new roadmap focused on achieving an aspirational water productivity target of 1.5 tonnes of rice per megalitre of water by 2026 to future proof the industry. This target represents a 75% increase on 2021 water-use efficiency – which already places the Australian rice industry as the most water efficient in the world.
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New research to explore potential of pongamia as renewable fuel
For centuries, pongamia has been used across the Indian subcontinent to fuel lanterns and stoves, make soap, tan leathers, and used in traditional medicine. Native to northern parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory, this hardy legume tree now offers an opportunity for production as a sustainable, lower emission alternative to non-renewable transport fuels.
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Agritech startup’s innovative insect control is just what the grain industry ordered
As insect resistance to common grain protectants increases, and more consumers demand safer, environmentally sensitive agrochemicals, the race is on to develop alternatives.
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Helping 1 million farmers sequester 1 billion tonnes of CO 2 by 2025
"The Soil Carbon Services Pack was developed to give agronomists, who have the relationships with farmers, the tools they need to run carbon projects, engage carbon samplers or soil carbon developers, and assist in managing soil for productivity and carbon." - Sam Duncan, FarmLab, Co-Founder.
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Free drought preparedness course for Aussie farmers
“Everyone who does the course comes away with a practical plan to prepare for a drought, manage in a drought and recover from a drought. It allows landholders to set themselves up for ecological, financial and productive wins.” - David Mclean, Resource Consulting Services, Chief of Delivery.
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Working towards the most sustainable grocery offering in Australia
“We have a massive spreadsheet of data that we collect from our producers, on things like their growing practices and packaging. We collect info on the nutritional content of their products, on the story behind the food, and we have a panel who taste the food.” - Lauren Branson, Your Food Collective, Co-Founder.
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