Towards Net Zero Agriculture Pathfinder
The Towards Net Zero Agriculture Pathfinder is provided for Australian farmers. It serves as a guide to understand how to implement on-farm activities that support reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The Pathfinder was developed by CSIRO for the CEFC Towards Net Zero Agriculture Strategy which includes providing farmers with access to discounted finance to accelerate their plans to implement low emissions farming activities.
Who is the Pathfinder suitable for?
Farm Managers
As a guide to invest in technologies and practices that yield financial returns and environmental improvements.
Agriculture consultants and advisers
To provide guidance to their clients towards sustainable and profitable farming solutions.
Decision-makers
Decision-makers within the farming sector can use this guide to help align their operations with a future that balances economic viability with environmental stewardship.
The Pathfinder describes approaches to:
- GHG Baselines including the type of data inventory required to monitor and report the total emissions associated with a farming enterprise, or the emissions intensity of product.
- Farm Emissions Reduction Plans including alignment of activities with business goals and estimating the impact of activities on enterprise emissions.
- On-farm Emissions Reduction Activities consistent with the CEFC TNZ Agriculture Strategy that can contribute to farm profitability and emissions reduction.
The activities in the Pathfinder have been selected because they are likely to have an incentive for farmers to adopt and there is sufficient agreement and evidence of efficacy in reducing emissions. The Pathfinder does not list all possible activities that can reduce on farm emissions. Additional resources where a wider range of activities available to farmers can be found here.