Agribusiness
Agribusiness plays a critical role across the Australian economy, with a well-earned reputation for quality produce, innovative production methods and local employment opportunities
– whether producing for the domestic market or extending into the highly competitive global market.
This track record makes agribusinesses ideally suited to capitalise on the growing wave of energy efficient and clean energy technology.
The CEFC is an active financier to agribusiness and we’ve worked closely with the sector to identify where clean energy technologies can have substantial benefits for on-farm production and energy storage activities. In an Australian first, the CEFC and the National Farmers’ Federation collaborated to produce a practical guide for Australia’s 85,000 farming enterprises, identifying 51 opportunities where farmers can reduce their energy bills by improving energy efficiency and switching to renewables.
Where to act
Change your energy use
Solar powered irrigation pumps
Solar hot water and heat pumps
Rooftop solar systems
Biomass energy-from-waste
Cut your energy use
Variable speed drives, high efficiency motors and pumps
Farm and process machinery upgrades
Efficient refrigeration
Efficient lighting, heating, insulation, ventilation and air conditioning
Lower your emissions
Farm equipment and vehicle upgrades
Co-generation and tri-generation systems for processors
Investing in agribusiness
FarmPrint benchmarking tool
FarmPrint is a unique tool designed to enable Australian farmers to monitor, benchmark and evaluate their on-farm carbon footprint, an important step in identifying actions that can lift the sustainability of their farming operations – improving their own FarmPrint.
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Agriculture and clean energy
Agribusiness plays a critical role across the Australian economy, with a well-earned reputation for quality produce, innovative production methods and local employment opportunities – whether producing for the domestic market or extending into the highly competitive global market.
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Cleaner, greener business, agriculture
Australia’s small to medium sized businesses and agribusinesses are taking control of rising energy costs by investing in technologies and equipment that reduce their reliance on grid electricity, as well as cut maintenance costs and improve productivity outcomes. Importantly, they can also lock in material reductions in their emissions, delivering a cleaner, greener footprint.
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