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The watch list

Published 24 Nov 2020

AFI staff recommend gems that have caught their eye, sparked the imagination or challenged their thinking. Richard focuses on digital agriculture adoption; Teresa on inspiring female leaders in ag; Katie explores the history of debt; Kylie’s pick asks: can we eat meat and save the planet; Sally examines science communication.

OCCASIONAL PAPER: Regenerative agriculture – quantifying the cost

Published 22 May 2020

Regenerative agriculture describes a set of practices and principles which aim to increase biodiversity, enrich soils, improve watersheds, and enhance ecosystem services. These are goals which are obviously desirable and are understandably generating significant interest in regenerative agriculture methods amongst farmers and the wider community more generally.

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Reframing farmers’ role in land management

Published 1 May 2019

Of the many “us versus them” frames often triggered in agriculture, one of the most divisive is “farming versus the environment”. Australian agricultural producers manage almost half of the country’s landmass. But in mainstream media and policy debate, the environment is discussed as something quite separate from farmers as people…

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The changing skillset of the agricultural workforce

Published 1 May 2019

In this Hindsight article, we look back at past AFI publications on the agricultural workforce and delve further into future skillsets and changing perceptions of regional or agricultural careers. Skillsets incorporating increased knowledge in areas of technology, environment and management will be increasingly demanded in agriculture.

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The value of irrigated agriculture

Published 1 May 2019

Irrigated agriculture is currently facing significant public scrutiny. However, the public and policy discussion on water use is happening largely in the absence of reliable evidence about the value of irrigated agriculture and the consequences to communities of an increased diversion of consumptive water away from irrigation.

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The changing landscape of the MDBP

Published 1 May 2019

Zara Lowien and Noel Baxter give their views on the MDBP: > Is it responsive enough to account for ongoing climate variability and likely changes in inflows and still meet the needs of all stakeholders? > Are disruption and adjustment, within the MDB irrigation areas, inevitable without changes to water…

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Weathering the new storms: risks and culture in agribusiness

Published 1 May 2019

Climate, culture and risk are now mainstream governance issues in agriculture and natural resource management. In a recent risk and governance forum held in Australia, experts highlighted that organisations should undertake rigorous review of their non-financial risks, in particular those related to culture and climate. While some sectors – including…

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May 2019 Insights

Published 1 May 2019

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The watch list

OCCASIONAL PAPER: Regenerative agriculture – quantifying the cost

Reframing farmers’ role in land management

The changing skillset of the agricultural workforce

The value of irrigated agriculture

The changing landscape of the MDBP

Weathering the new storms: risks and culture in agribusiness

May 2019 Insights

AFI acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging, and to our shared future.

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