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What is Landcares role in
Ag Competiveness?
Sue Middleton
2015 South
Australian State
Landcare
Conference
Waikerie
14 – 16 September 2015
A Shifting World Economy
Source: Quah, 2011; Global Policy
Animal protein intake (Kcals/capita/day)
1400
1200
1000
Australia
China
800
600
Japan
400
India
200
Indonesia
0
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
GDP per capita ($ ppp )
Ref: Australian Farm Institute, Mick Keogh, 2014
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
$50,000
Projected Future Global Food Demand
demand
Productivity - Broadacre
Volatility, Risk and Confidence
Scale of Enterprises
Welcome to Post Normal
Simple
Orderly
Consistent
Certain
Complex
Chaotic
Contradictory
Uncertain
Third Industrial
Revolution
• Interconnected
village ecologies
•Renewables
•Social networking
technologies
New
business
models
Build
adaptive
capacity of
businesses
Better trade
engagement
Whole of region
engagement
Build TEAM
Australia
Story
Beyond
sustainability
Engaging the
invisibles
Resilience and Building Adaptive Capacity
• Highly productive agricultural systems are more
susceptible to shock
• Multiple resilience benefits gained from engaging in
Landcare
• Landcare promotes the formation of Networks that
allow communities to be supportive
• That creates stronger, healthier rural communities
better prepared to cope with change
Resilient Farm Businesses
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Constantly scan their environment
Prepare for potential disruption
Build flexibility into the business
Build networks of personal communication
Experiment and innovate
Know and share common goals
Source: Johnson-Lenz (2009)
Economic Impacts of Landcare
• Investment in Landcare has changed the mindset of
landholders and increased participation in
sustainable agricultural activities
• There are key on-farm impacts including increased
yields and income
• In excess of $1B of direct economic market value has
been estimated from three case studies
• There are significant time lags between investment
and achieving impacts
Headline Findings
• Continued investment in Landcare along with
independent evaluation of practice adoption
could be used to brand Australian Agriculture
and improve global competitiveness
• Project has developed a systems model to
quantify economic impacts and is a basis for
future work
Contacts
Sue Middleton
E [email protected]
M 0427996730
Farm 08 96711221