Economics
The Economic and Social Impacts Workstream, led by Mat Smith (F Smith and Sons; NFU County Chairman) aims to evaluate long term how mitigation to meet Net Zero affects a business and the Fen Economy. It will also evaluate how Environmental Land Management (ELM) Schemes may be able to help businesses to establish regenerative practices without damaging profitability.
Projects
Fenland Soil is working with Andersons Eastern The Farm
Business Consultants to review possible mitigation measures to reduce the
impacts of fenland farming on greenhouse gas emissions and soil losses.
The work will examine the practicality of measures being put forward alongside
the agronomic and financial impacts changes to cropping practices would have on
the overall farm business. By working with a cross section of fenland
producers covering a range of farming systems on differing soil types it will
be possible to build up the most detailed picture yet available of the future
actions growers could undertake to mitigate climate change impacts. The
work will crucially examine the trade-offs between changing practices and
business profitability to explore how these changes can be incentivised through
future government policy.
Supported by the industry for our farms, our environment and our future.
Fenland SOIL is a not for profit organisation that aims to inform and develop ‘whole farm’ land use policies, to achieve climate change mitigation and biodiversity enhancement in the Fens.
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