With headline confidence showing a net reading of -25 %, it is still considerably Among the ‘goodies’ offered in the coalition agreements and the higher than the record low reading of -72% in October 2023 prior to government’s initial 100-day plan were the promise of a much the election that brought in the Coalition government. [...] At a national strategic level, a clear understanding of the range and average of emissions in a sharing common tools particular sector and region is important to see which farms are already performing well and need further support and which farms There is a strong need to bring everyone across the value chain are lagging and require assistance to improve on the spectrum of onto the same page. [...] A realistic Recognition for the inclusion of smaller pockets of trees and timeline, a variety of tools and options, support through retention of pre-1990 forests would obviously be a significant the learning process and rewards for successes are key incentive for farm business operators to protect and extend these to mastery of the new and are all crucial for a successful carbon-sequestering featu. [...] From precision farming and the broad terms of reference for the science system committee digital agriculture to genetic engineering and bioengineering, include everything from the functions, scopes and structures technological advancements offer promising solutions to of the Crown research institutes to the funding and workforce increase productivity while reducing environmental footprint. [...] • for farmers who are the centrepiece of the transition and who will have to do the heavy lifting of successfully changing farm practices • for the industry, which is currently struggling to convince consumers to fund the costs of higher sustainability standards and reduced emissions • for the government to achieve its local and global emissions and sustainability commitments while balancing them.
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Table of Contents
- Maintaining our emissions edge 1
- CEOs foreword 5
- Executive summary 6
- Rural sector responses 8
- What should we make of the breather on regulatory requirements offered to New Zealand farmers 8
- INTRODUCTION 8
- Other key drivers of emissions reduction remain 10
- At a glance international climate and sustainability disclosure requirements 12
- Keeping up the good work 17
- Achieving a common goal requires sharing common tools 18
- Data and tools to identify what good looks like 18
- Knowing the numbers authoritative benchmarking to set the standard for emissions-efficient farming 18
- KEY PRIORITY 18
- Building blocks towards a national standard 19
- Credible carbon calculators Rabobank Australia trials 20
- Incentive-driven successes and policy-driven pitfalls 22
- Clear and strong incentives to support efficient farms and uplift average performers across the farmer base and supply chain 22
- KEY PRIORITY 22
- Rabobank and McCain team up to incentivise regenerative potato growing in the Netherlands 23
- Balancing efficiency and environmental stewardship in New Zealand 24
- Making progress on the home front in dairy 28
- KEY PRIORITY 30
- Building an environment to drive innovation through RD 30
- Cutting methane emissions 31
- AgriZero 32
- Netherlands transition to reduced nitrogen 33
- Owning the lower-emissions future 34
- CONCLUSION 34
- In summary we need to 35
