{"id":1639,"date":"2020-07-22T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T09:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2020-07-22T10:41:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T09:41:09","slug":"supporting-green-innovation-in-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/2020\/07\/22\/supporting-green-innovation-in-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting green innovation in farming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Projects to enable farmers, crofters, and land managers to create improved opportunities for nature, adapt to climate change and benefit from new organic farming materials will share \u00a3170,000 of investment. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Awarded through the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF), the new funding will drive forward innovation in farming and food production and<\/span> help agricultural businesses contribute to the green economic recovery by farming more sustainably. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Announcing the funding, Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon said:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201cIt is important that we emerge through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with a green economic recovery. Projects like these help farmers and crofters in rural and island communities to explore new ways of protecting and restoring biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith this latest funding the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund has now invested around \u00a36 million in projects that will help us to grow a sustainable, vibrant and innovative rural economy.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Biodiversity Monitoring in Shetland, one of the projects to receive investment, will see land managers collect information about wading birds on their land and produce best-practice guidance for farmers. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Commenting on the project, RSPB Conservation in Shetland Advisor Nathalie Pion said: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWaders depend on how farmers and crofters manage their land. Farmers\u2019 knowledge and skills are key to their protection.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Colleen McCulloch of Soil Association Scotland, which is facilitating the Farming for Biodiversity project, said: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSoil Association Scotland\u2019s Farming for Biodiversity project will allow us to develop a framework to benchmark the ways grazing livestock can rebuild natural capital as well as produce nutritious food.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Debs Roberts of the Scottish Organic Producers Association, which is facilitating a project examining the potential uses of basic silicate rocks to capture CO2, said: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis exciting project is an excellent example of grassroots farming grasping the opportunity to work with cross-sector partners in the academic sector.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Background: <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund is delivered under the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-2020.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The three projects awarded new funding are: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Biodiversity Monitoring in Shetland<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Facilitated by Shetland Livestock Marketing Group (SLMG) – \u00a347,320<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shetland is home to high numbers of waders such as lapwing and curlew. Nationally, these birds have seen dramatic declines. This pilot project will give land managers an opportunity to learn about the birds on their own land, and what they need to successfully nest and raise chicks. The participants will collect information which will be used to measure the quality of fields for waders, and produce best-practice guidance to share management methods that work for waders with the wider Shetland agricultural community.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Basic silicate rock by-product: a new agricultural input that captures CO2 <\/span><\/b>\u2013 Facilitated by Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA) – \u00a368,246<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Basic silicate rocks originating in the quarrying sector have recently gained product approval for use in organic farming as soil input. This project aims to collect data, present the innovative features and encourage uptake of this agricultural input to the wider agricultural sector.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Farming for Biodiversity<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Facilitated by Soil Association (Scotland) – \u00a357,744<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This project will focus on practices to increase biodiverse habitat within enclosed farmland. It aims to increase the environmental and business performance of agricultural businesses by enabling farmers, crofters, and land managers to adapt to climate change, help restore biodiversity and ecosystem health, meet growing demand for nature and climate friendly food and be a key driver for Scotland\u2019s green recovery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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