| Description | Report from AEWG on environmental issues which will impact on farming and food processing business over next 5-10 years and advise on how best to tackle them. |
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| Website Publication Date | June 20, 2002 |
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Custodians of Change: Report of Agriculture and Environment Working Group
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Contents
Our Vision
Conclusions and Recommendations
Our Conclusions
Our Recommendations
Setting the Scene
The Purpose of This Report
Methods of Working
Our Context
What are the Priority Issues?
Agriculture and the Environment
Legislation/Regulation
Impacts that require a change in management practice
Climate Change
Priorities
Diffuse Pollution
Biodiversity
Landscape
Tackling the Priority Issues
Reducing Diffuse Pollution
Nutrient Management
Managing the Soil
Managing Crop and Animal Diseases
Managing Organic Waste
Improving Biodiversity
Improving Landscape Value
Whole Farm Plans
Alternative Farming Systems
Organic systems
Intermediate systems
Technological Innovation
TIBRE - Targeted Inputs for a Better Rural Environment
GM Crops
Responding to climate change
Summary
Co-operative Action & Action Plans for Farmers and Crofters
Creating co-operative action
The Scale and Purpose of the Management Unit
Local Action Plans
Using Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Removing Barriers to Change
Removing polarisation
Integrating policy
Inter-agency working
Refining funding and delivery
Rural Stewardship Scheme (RSS)
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs)
Organic Aid Scheme (OAS)
Crofting
Improving the efficacy of management techniques
Improving knowledge transfer, advice and training
Concerns
Objectives
Proposed Action
The Food Processing Industry
Implementation
Glossary
Composition of the Group
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