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    Agriculture

    Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plan for Tasmania's agriculture sector

    The first legislated Agriculture Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plan has been released.

    The Plan was prepared after both public and targeted consultation. You can read the submissions on the draft Plan

    The Plan also includes a summary of the key themes from consultation, and how the Plan addresses these key themes.

    Focus areas

    The five focus areas of the Plan to reduce emissions and build resilience in the agriculture sector are:

    1. We will improve the data, information and knowledge needed to drive change.
    2. We will support practices and technologies that will reduce emissions and increase carbon storage.
    3. We will support the sector in the transition to a lower emissions economy.
    4. We will build resilience to the impacts of climate change.
    5. We will drive action through partnerships and collaboration.

    Under each focus area there are new sector-specific and cross-sectoral commitments, future funding priorities, and initiatives that already exist or are in-progress.

    Reducing emissions and building resilience in agriculture

    • Support for agri-food businesses to better understand climate-related risks to meet changing regulatory and market demands.
    • Partner in the national Zero Net Emissions Agriculture CRC.
    • Work with the Australian Government to find opportunities for Tasmania to reduce emissions from the agriculture and land sector.
    • Consider climate change impacts as part of Tasmania’s annual Agribusiness Insights Report.
    • Review the $250,000 Carbon Farming Advice Rebate Pilot Program to ensure it complements new national programs.
    • Coordinate action between Tasmania’s primary industries, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, government, supply chains and other key groups to reduce emissions and build resilience.

    The Agriculture Plan also includes future funding priorities to guide action over the next five years.

    We have developed Tasmania’s Emissions Reduction and Resilience Roadmap 2024-29 to show the links between all sectoral plans and Tasmania’s first statewide climate change risk assessment

    There are common challenges and opportunities for all sectors. As part of the Roadmap we will introduce four key programs to support business and industry in all sectors to reduce emissions, build resilience and stay competitive in the transition to low emissions.

    See Tasmania’s Emissions Reduction and Resilience Roadmap 2024-29 for more information.

    Climate change and agriculture in Tasmania

    Farmers are important land managers, responsible for significant carbon stores in soils and vegetation. However, the emissions from livestock, manure management and the application of soil conditioners and fertilisers make agriculture Tasmania’s largest emitting sector. The agriculture sector currently makes up one third of our total emissions, excluding the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector.

    When we measure emissions, aquaculture and fisheries are not categorised as agriculture and do not have any emissions accounted for in the agriculture sector. Emissions from seafood industries are mainly from energy use.

    However, these industries an important part of Tasmania’s agri-food system and major contributors to our economy. The Agriculture Plan considers aquaculture and fisheries where possible.

    Find out more about Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and other sectors in our annual greenhouse gas report

    Climate change brings significant risks for farmers but also for Tasmania as a whole, and can lead to reduced food production, loss of employment, and flow on impacts to our industries, communities and trade. Climate change can also impact the mental health of farmers and communities who are experiencing drought and extreme events, which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity.

    Find out more about the Tasmanian Government’s action to build resilience to the impacts of climate change in our response to Tasmania’s Risk Assessment for Climate Change 2024

    Stay up-to-date

    We will work with key partners and the community to develop and implement the actions in the Agriculture Plan.

    We will keep you informed through this website, and we encourage you to sign up for our newsletter and follow the Tasmanian Climate Change Office on Facebook