Australia’s agricultural and food industries risk losing their competitive edge. The paper calls for an increase in the adoption of climate-smart farming, a strengthening of sovereign supply chains, and a stronger, more diversified export strategy to convert the food industry into an economic engine that mirrors the resource sector.

Large-scale renewable energy projects are estimated to deliver $1 billion to farmers by 2030, according to this report. The report looks at the growth in direct payment to host landholders as well as contributions to community funds, arguing that the substantial and stable income from these projects makes renewable energy a once in a generation...

Australia is a global deforestation hotspot, driven primarily by the beef industry. This report assesses how the commitments and implementation efforts of ten of Australia’s largest beef buyers stack up against a conversion and deforestation-free target by 2025. All of the companies assessed failed, with none scoring above 50%.

This report aims to motivate discussions between industry, researchers and policy-makers, fostering strategic coordination within the Australian agriculture innovation system, to productively address cross-sectoral challenges and opportunities.

This report is the second of four prepared by the Regional Australia Institute in 2023/24 looking into issues affecting regional communities in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050. The report investigates the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising the main fossil fuel consuming industries in regional Australia.