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Sustainable agriculture attempts to solve multiple problems with one broad solution. The goal of sustainable agricultural practices is to decrease environmental degradation due to farming while increasing crop–and thus food–output.
- Agriculture in Australia
Although Australia is mostly arid, the nation is a major...
- Agriculture in Australia
Although Australia is mostly arid, the nation is a major agricultural producer and exporter, with over 325,300 people employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing as of February 2015. [1] Agriculture and its closely related sectors earn $155 billion a year for a 12% share of GDP.
• Australian agriculture is globally competitive and operates with virtually no direct producer support. Sustainable practices facilitated by policy approach and open markets. • Policy seeks to ensure competitive pressure helps drive sustainability outcomes, with the right rules to balance resource use and conservation.
While organic yields can be lower than conventional yields, another meta-analysis published in Sustainable Agriculture Research in 2015, concluded that certain organic on-farm practices could help narrow this gap.
The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF) is a unique piece of work which enables a central source of information about Australian agricultural sustainability, providing a translation layer between farm practices, markets and the community.
4 Αυγ 2015 · This chapter outlines the role of a well-functioning agricultural innovation system in ensuring good use of public funds, and higher responsiveness to the needs of ‘innovation consumers’ through improved collaboration between public and private participants, including across national borders.
Australian agricultural sustainability is the production of food and fibre which is environmentally, socially and economically responsible. Australia’s environment and climate is unique and requires production systems and an approach to sustainability in tune with local conditions.
