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GFFPI: Global Forum on Farm Policy and Innovation

Published 3 Nov 2022

Collaborating for global agricultural sustainability

The sustainability of food systems around the world is a pressing issue for everyone. A new collaborative initiative aims to use existing evidence & emerging research, informing dialogue that can unlock new thinking to improve global agricultural sustainability. The Global Forum on Farm Policy and Innovation (GFFPI) will leverage think-tank…

THE WATCH LIST: AFI staff’s current obsessions

Published 12 Oct 2022

Nuffield Australia Conference; Macadamia plant protection guide; Nourishing Matters; Humans of Agriculture; Light: Works from Tate’s Collection; Olafur Eliasson’s The Kitchen; the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, Idris Murphy and Cressida Campbell exhibitions

Innovation Regional

November 2021 Insights

Published 24 Nov 2021

With COP26 in the rear-view mirror and a looming federal election likely to further inflame climate-focused rhetoric, this edition of Farm Institute Insights takes square aim at the political apathy on climate change leadership in Australia. While industry forges ahead with ambitious sector-specific targets, government ennui not only hinders market…

COP26 Emissions reduction Innovation Soil carbon Technology

IN MY VIEW: Taking the blinkers off and learning from other industries

Published 16 Aug 2021

Dr Georgina Davis, Queensland Farmers’ Federation, and Matt Linnegar, Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, on lessons learned from other industries. Across the economy there are many areas of overlap between industries where learnings can be transferred for the benefit of all. From physical factors such as supply chain processes, data infrastructure…

Innovation Productivity Technology

August 2021 Insights

Published 16 Aug 2021

Sometimes agriculture can be regarded as insular and resistant to learnings from outside industry. Wickedly complex agricultural challenges such as climate change, food security and natural capital degradation intersect with other areas across the economy, and cross-sectoral learning can be transferred for the benefit of all. This Insights newsletter explores…

Finance Innovation Open source Productivity Risk Soil carbon Technology Water

AFI UPDATE: Many irons in the fire

Published 12 Aug 2021

While lockdowns can make the days seem long, it’s been a far from dull year for the AFI as we shoot past the halfway mark. Our small but mighty team has been kept busy producing publications, events and research to lead the farm policy discussions which ensure a viable future…

Innovation Soil carbon Technology Water

May/June 2021 Insights

Published 7 Jun 2021

At the recent Global Food Forum in Sydney, delegates heard agribusiness leaders assert that “sustainability is now mainstream” for the agri-food industry. An increasing number of programs, projects and potential pitfalls are appearing in the ag sector. In this Insights edition, AFI offers a high-level look at some of the…

Climate change Innovation Natural Capital Sustainability

IN MY VIEW: Carbon market opportunities and downsides for farmers

Published 7 Jun 2021

John Connor, from the Carbon Market Institute, and Mark Swift, farmer and Nuffield Scholar, share their views on carbon market challenges and barriers for farmers.

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February 2021 Insights

Published 24 Feb 2021

Innovation is not a buzzword or a box to check on a business plan; it is a vital component for sustainable economic development. The Australian agriculture sector faces a serious and present threat in climate change, which cannot be addressed by incremental adaptation; innovative responses to this challenge are a…

Innovation Precision Agriculture R&D

FEATURE: The agricultural innovation conundrum

Published 24 Feb 2021

‘Australian farmers … have a strong history of embracing innovation and adopting technologies, leading to improved farming practices.’ So opens the 2020 Future of Agricultural Technologies Report. Yet in the same month, the Government released the National Agricultural Innovation Agenda as a response to multiple investigations into perceived issues with…

Innovation R&D Sustainability

IN MY VIEW: The role of an national innovation agenda

Published 24 Feb 2021

Kirsten Rose, CSIRO, and Olympia Yarger, Goterra, offer their views on the national agricultural innovation agenda, which seeks to provide national leadership and drive improvements across the agricultural innovation system. Is this a legitimate role for government or should the market be left to deliver these outcomes? Have current R&D…

Innovation

HINDSIGHT: Progressing the P2D agenda

Published 24 Feb 2021

More than three years ago, economic analysis performed by AFI revealed that the implementation of digital agriculture across all production sectors could lift the GVP of agriculture by $20.3 billion – a 25% increase on 2014–15. The ag tech and innovation spaces have significantly evolved during this time, so how…

Data Innovation P2D Precision Agriculture

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GFFPI: Global Forum on Farm Policy and Innovation

THE WATCH LIST: AFI staff’s current obsessions

November 2021 Insights

IN MY VIEW: Taking the blinkers off and learning from other industries

August 2021 Insights

AFI UPDATE: Many irons in the fire

May/June 2021 Insights

IN MY VIEW: Carbon market opportunities and downsides for farmers

February 2021 Insights

FEATURE: The agricultural innovation conundrum

IN MY VIEW: The role of an national innovation agenda

HINDSIGHT: Progressing the P2D agenda

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