Anne Dansey Senior Policy Analyst Animal Industries Policy Shifting to Climate Smart Agriculture ESIA and Other Tools 5 April 2017 Yarra River tranquil peaceful with native plants and natural flows ID: 596079
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Sustainable Food Systems – A choice?
Anne Dansey Senior Policy Analyst Animal Industries Policy
Shifting to Climate Smart Agriculture: ESIA and Other Tools 5 April 2017Slide2
Yarra River: tranquil, peaceful with native plants and natural flows…...Slide3
But RISKY!!Slide4
The presentation will cover four key points :Research and
strategic justification for government interventionDefining sustainable intensification for Victoria Using a co-design, participatory approach
Coming attractions:Implementation, measuring outcomes (ESIA) and monitoring risks Slide5
Pressure on natural resources
In 2014-15, agriculture accounted for 60% of Australia's water use Slide6
Defining Sustainable Food Systems… Iike making your way down the yellow brick road… you need to learn about yourself and stakeholders along the way…Slide7
From Vicious to Virtuous cycles: Centre for Policy Development, August 2015
Building the evidence base
Leveraging the leadersMeasuring what mattersSlide8Slide9
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We make sense of the world by constructing or relying on pre-constructed cause and effect’Slide10
The Royal Society
- Reaping the benefits: Science and the sustainable justification of global agriculture (2009) ‘
The global community faces an important choice: expand the area of agricultural land to increase gross production, or increase yields on existing agricultural land’ Slide11Slide12Slide13
Social Licence to Operate
Source: Parbery, P (unpublished), adapted from Thomson and Boutilier 2012 as cited in Barr (2012 unpublished)*Thomson, I and
Boutilier, R (2012) 'What is Social Licence?'. On Common Ground Consultants, VancouverBarr, N (2012 unpublished) ‘Social authorisation’ or ‘The Social Licence to Operate’. Unpublished literature review, Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Victorian Government, Melbourne. Slide14
Sustainable Food Systems spectrum – looking for balanceIntensificationSlide15
VISION STATEMENT
Sustainable intensification of agriculture is increasing productivity from the same area of land while reducing environmental impacts, maintaining social licence to operate and maximising value of key agricultural assets, including land, soil, water, energy and infrastructure, across agriculture industries for Victoria.Source: Definition developed from a range of sources including Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, CSIRO, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre (PICCC) Slide16
Principles
Good governance and a culture of improvement and promoting best practice
Environmental responsibilityAccess to knowledge skills , innovation and technology Creating economic viability (including value from waste)Promoting and regulating the humane treatment of animals Engaged and thriving communitiesSupport research to enable a sound evidence base for decisionsSupport the creation of linkages between water, soil, energy, waste, climate, biodiversity and agriculture strategiesSlide17
Sustainable intensification – key elementsSlide18
Anne Dansey
Senior Policy Analyst anne.dansey@ecodev.vic.gov.au
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annedansey/MERCITHANK YOU