Improved management of agriculture and fisheries and the natural resource base The program will on integrated natural resource management outcomes, recognising the reciprocal links between a sustainable and productive resource base and healthy, resilient and productive landscapes. Innovation in sustainable agriculture and adoption of better practices by farmers and fishers will focus on reducing impacts such as run off of nutrients and bycatch. Skilled and capable Landcare community The program will support on-ground Landcare activities and the introduction of support mechanisms for training, capacity building and leadership development. This will contribute to engaging the community, supporting collaboration, providing information, and building community capacity and leadership to implement and promote the systems and processes necessary for sustainable, profitable and productive agriculture. The sustainable agriculture stream covers the provision of sustainable farm practices, is the topic of this report. In this context, this report interprets the objectives of the stream as being the encouragement of private investment in on-farm activities to maintain and improve farm productivity in the long run.
Improved management of agriculture and fisheries and the natural resource base The program will on integrated natural resource management outcomes, recognising the reciprocal links between a sustainable and productive resource base and healthy, resilient and productive landscapes. Innovation in sustainable agriculture and adoption of better practices by farmers and fishers will focus on reducing impacts such as run off of nutrients and bycatch. Skilled and capable Landcare community The program will support on-ground Landcare activities and the introduction of support mechanisms for training, capacity building and leadership development. This will contribute to engaging the community, supporting collaboration, providing information, and building community capacity and leadership to implement and promote the systems and processes necessary for sustainable, profitable and productive agriculture. The sustainable agriculture stream covers the provision of sustainable farm practices, is the topic of this report. In this context, this report interprets the objectives of the stream as being the encouragement of private investment in on-farm activities to maintain and improve farm productivity in the long run.
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