While the greenhouse emissions from agriculture (12.9% of Victoria’s total emissions) are increasingly well understood, emissions generated throughout the supply chain are considerably less so. Post-farmgate activities include packaging, processing, transport, storage, retail etc. These supply chains are complex and variable.The horticulture industry in Australia is valued at $3.5 billion and in Victoria is worth [...]
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Recently, partly due to the increasing carbon consciousness in the electorates and partly due to the imminent introduction of the Australian Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), estimating carbon footprints is becoming increasingly necessary in agriculture. By taking data from several sources, this study estimates the national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a variety of farm inputs, [...]
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This review addresses the following areas in relation to how climate change might affect the Australian vegetable industry, with a focus on government policy, regulation and energy efficiency: 1. Identifying and assessing the impacts that government policies and regulations regarding climate change are having, and will have, on vegetable farm business and the industry. 2. Investigating the opportunities available for growers through government grants industry initiatives as well as how the various grants might be made more appropriate and accessible for vegetable levy payers. 3.Identifying and collating information on innovative or efficient options, including energy sources, energy usage and refrigerants, to reduce rising input costs associated with climate change policy implementation Click [...]
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