Existing tools to help you build the business case around SA
SAI Platform Members AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Why Sustainable Agriculture? Many challenges and opportunities for farmers, society & the food sector Volatile Non-food Natural Resources Ag. Prices use (fuels) People Growing Overgrazing Demand for Rural Climate Food Livelihood Change Land Degradation Ensured New Soil Supply technologies conservation Planet Profit GMOs Water Scarcity Ecosystem- Reduced Improving services & Extension Yields Biodiversity Services 3
What are Sustainable Agricultural Practices? 4
So what? How to check, measure, compare and report about improvement? 1) Check if best practices are applied - with internal compliance verification mechanism, or - through third party verification, e.g. certification scheme) 2) Measure impact with consistent metrics for sustainability 5
Checking if SA Practices are correctly applied A company may chose to check the above internally OR for some reasons (credibility, recognition, logistics), a company may chose to use a certification scheme 6
Measuring and reporting about progress Member companies asked us to develop a common balanced system of farm metrics and tools to help farmers measure, understand, improve and report about progress. The Sustainability Performance Assessment (SPA) Project – was launched, with phases I and II 1. Started from our Principles and Practices 2. Analysed what was already available and in use. 3. Selected what was applicable: most simple, scientifically sound, readily available@farm, measurable, comparable. 7
SPA Phase I Example of indicators and metrics: for dairy Table 1 : Overview of quantified sustainability indicators I ndicator Metrics Data derived from Anim al w elfare and health ( dairy) body condition score, Welfare Quality estimated on farm (visual inspection) Approach space: m2 area per cow and space per measured on farm animal at feeding fence locomotion score estimated on farm Hygiene ( dairy) Milk quality milk temperature measured on farm substances in milk and somatic cell count measured on farm
SPA Phase II Example of tools: RISE
SPA Phase III ToRs for tool developers Priority issues Later on: 1. Climate & energy - Farm economics 2. Water quantity - Workers health & safety 3. Nutrients - Animal welfare 4. Soil quality 5. Biodiversity 6. Pesticides 7. Land use Farm data Content: • Data entered by farmer Indicator • Calculation Background • Sustainabi rules • Output lity data and unit • Boundaries concern Issue • Data from • Etc. Methodology (regional) databases 10
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