Emissions Reduction

153 The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) ().28 September 2022).

1. What plans and/or programs does the Department of Primary Industries and Regions offer to facilitate emissions reductions in the agricultural sector?

2. What opportunities has the Department of Primary Industries and Regions identified to facilitate emissions reductions in the agricultural sector?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I am advised:

South Australian Research and Development Institute, alongside industry partner CH4 Global are undertaking research into the development and cultivation of asparagopsis.

Target Net Zero for Farms' is co-funded by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, in collaboration with Grain Producers South Australia.

The growing carbon farming pilot; a $1 million initiative to encourage carbon farming adoption and to build the carbon market in South Australia.