In this contributed article Marg Will says the agricultural industry needs to prepare for climate-related trade barriers and reduce its carbon footprint. Marg is CEO of Organic Systems & Solutions and sits on the standards board of Certified Sustainable, a not-for-profit standards body that helps growers, makers, and providers validate and verify their sustainable practices and outcomes.
AUSTRALIAN farmers must prepare to transparently account for their carbon emissions or risk a significant reduction in their potential export markets.
The European Union’s (EU)…