Vision
The Australian Farmland Conservancy has a vision to create multi-generational farms that provide income and yield whilst regenerating the soil and environment. By empowering people to develop the capacity to build resilient communities through regenerative agricultural activities that are synergistic with the local ecology, and producing nutrient dense foods for the local and wider markets.
"The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself" (Roosevelt 1937)
Agricultural land in Australia is being degraded by industrial agricultural management with an estimated 89 million tonnes of topsoil being lost each year at an average rate of 4.7 tonnes/hct/yr with a range of 0.5 - 14 tonnes.
The Australian Farmland Conservancy's vision is to reverse this degradation by implementing best practice regenerative agricultural methods that build topsoil, maintain vegetation cover, rehydrate the landscape and provide food and water security to communities.
The Australian Farmland Conservancy's vision is to reverse this degradation by implementing best practice regenerative agricultural methods that build topsoil, maintain vegetation cover, rehydrate the landscape and provide food and water security to communities.
Goals
The Australian Farmland Conservancy aims to raise more than $100 million from ethical investors to purchase and regenerate 100,000 hectares of farm land. The purchase of land will enable the demonstration of agro-ecological and permaculture methods to produce diverse economic yields that are reproducible across agricultural soils and climates in the Australian context.
One part of the regeneration will be using an appropriate mix of native bush foods and exotic plants to strategically re-vegetate 30% of the land to provide protected corridors for native animals. To provide the opportunity to manage, harvest and value add a range of perennial wild harvest foods.
20 Year
70% of farmers have adopted better practice regenerative agricultural methods
2000 New farmers practising regenerative agriculture in Australia
Adoption of the Farmland Conservancy model in most Australia states and some other countries
10 year
100,000 hectares - $100,000,000
500 New farmers practising regenerative agriculture in Western Australia
Promotion of the Farmland Conservancy model in other states and countries
5 year
10,000 hectares - $10,000,000
Promote better practice regenerative agricultural methods
Profitable return to investors
3 year
5,000 hectares - $5,000,000
Develop and adapt better practice regenerative agricultural method
Immediate
Engage supporters of the Australian Farmland Conservancy
Raise funds to develop the company structure
Company registration - Financial modelling, corporate structure and law >$20,000
Purchase of Land, stock and initial set up > $1,000,000
One part of the regeneration will be using an appropriate mix of native bush foods and exotic plants to strategically re-vegetate 30% of the land to provide protected corridors for native animals. To provide the opportunity to manage, harvest and value add a range of perennial wild harvest foods.
20 Year
70% of farmers have adopted better practice regenerative agricultural methods
2000 New farmers practising regenerative agriculture in Australia
Adoption of the Farmland Conservancy model in most Australia states and some other countries
10 year
100,000 hectares - $100,000,000
500 New farmers practising regenerative agriculture in Western Australia
Promotion of the Farmland Conservancy model in other states and countries
5 year
10,000 hectares - $10,000,000
Promote better practice regenerative agricultural methods
Profitable return to investors
3 year
5,000 hectares - $5,000,000
Develop and adapt better practice regenerative agricultural method
Immediate
Engage supporters of the Australian Farmland Conservancy
Raise funds to develop the company structure
Company registration - Financial modelling, corporate structure and law >$20,000
Purchase of Land, stock and initial set up > $1,000,000
