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NZ ag model makes us a 'massive dairy farm for China' - researchers
2015-09-11 02:32:51| Agriculture - Topix.net
A "cash for conservation" approach incentivising farmers to off-set the impact of agriculture on the environment might be working overseas - but it's been a different story here in New Zealand, say researchers in a new paper. An article in the major journal PLOS ONE found that offering farmers financial incentives to lessen environmental impacts, by taking measures like slashing fertiliser use and sparing land for conservation, had a positive effect on areas such as greenhouse gas reduction and increased biodiversity.
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