NFU & Sustainable Agriculture Sam Durham Chief Land Management - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NFU & Sustainable Agriculture Sam Durham Chief Land Management - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NFU & Sustainable Agriculture Sam Durham Chief Land Management Adviser sam.durham@nfu.org.uk @SamD_UK Agricultures industrial strategy Improve productivity Optimise inputs Produce more impact less Greater public goods
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Agriculture’s “industrial strategy”
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Optimise inputs Reduce impact Improve productivity Greater public goods
“Produce more impact less”
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What is sustainable agriculture?
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Index 1961=100 Source: USDA & FAO
Agricultural Total Factor Productivity United States United Kingdom Germany Denmark Netherlands New Zealand
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- Robotics
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The challenge ahead….
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2013 – 2017: Planned review, and update
2013 2017
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