{"id":403,"date":"2024-09-11T08:53:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfacampaign.andthedolphine.com\/?p=403"},"modified":"2024-09-14T18:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T18:56:18","slug":"enable-just-transitions-away-from-industrial-animal-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfacampaign.andthedolphine.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/enable-just-transitions-away-from-industrial-animal-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable Just Transitions Away from Industrial Animal Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2249421e benefits\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5446862d gb-headline-text\" id=\"benefits\">Benefits<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ef4a70db gb-headline-text\">Transitioning food production systems to reduce their pressure on biodiversity through financial assistance, training, and technical support for meat, dairy, and seafood producers to shift to plant-based and agroecological practices offers significant benefits for climate change mitigation. These measures can lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions, improved soil health, and enhanced carbon sequestration. Supporting market share for agroecologically produced food promotes sustainable consumption patterns, helping to preserve ecosystems and biodiversity. This holistic approach not only addresses climate change but also ensures a just transition for farmers and communities reliant on traditional farming practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5088e952 measures\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ea863dff gb-headline-text\" id=\"measures\">Measures<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-80f06a2f gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2c44399b accordion gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-40b92280 gb-accordion__toggle accordion__button\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-40b92280\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">1. Provide financial support for transitions<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-b39c672d\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b39c672d\">\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-110dc3ca gb-headline-text\">Offer financial assistance and incentives, including redirecting subsidies, to encourage producers to transition to agroecological practices. This can be aided by removing the barriers associated with the costs of changing production practices and diversifying crops. Furthermore, this may include compensating producers to retire and rewild land previously used for industrial meat and dairy production. Government funding programmes can support farmers with long-term funding and technical assistance to convert land used for pasture and feed crops into native habitats that can store carbon and restore nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a6eb310f gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-ab876154 gb-accordion__toggle accordion__button\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-ab876154\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">2. Offer training and technical support<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-856f0695\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-856f0695\">\n\n<p>Provide technical support to help meat, dairy, and seafood producers shift to plant-based and agroecological production. Support could be provided at the company and investor level, as well as to farm workers and smallholders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-70f1a20a gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-4cfe615f gb-accordion__toggle accordion__button\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-4cfe615f\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">3. Increase market support for sustainable products<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-8f599918\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8f599918\">\n\n<p>Help enhance market opportunities for food produced through agroecological practices by promoting initiatives such as certification, labelling, and procurement policies. These can help open markets for farmers using agroecological practices, particularly women, Indigenous people, people of colour and other marginalised producers.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-afd42a93 examples\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-819f0c85 gb-headline-text\" id=\"examples\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f24ab4f4 gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ae39d45b accordion gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-dc3d5416 gb-accordion__toggle accordion__button\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-dc3d5416\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Denmark offers $90M incentive to farmers for growing plant-based protein to meet climate goals<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-92eb04cf\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-92eb04cf\">\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-dc0b66a1 gb-headline-text\">In Denmark, where 70% of agricultural land is used to grow animal feed, the government allocated 580 million kroner (approximately $90 million) to pay bonuses to Danish farmers who grow plant-based protein for human consumption. This scheme runs over five years, as part of Denmark&#8217;s broader 1.25 billion kroner investment plan aimed to promote more sustainable food production, reduce its environmental impact, and meet climate goals\u200b. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/gfieurope.org\/blog\/denmark-plant-based-investment-in-climate-agreement\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vegconomist.com\/politics-law\/landmark-political-agreement-in-denmark-90-million-will-go-to-farmers-who-produce-plant-based-foods\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8d1cccc8 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-3a4d6bb7 gb-accordion__toggle accordion__button\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-3a4d6bb7\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">EU approves \u20ac700M Dutch plan to pay farmers for shutting down livestock sites in environmental hotspots<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div id=\"gb-accordion-content-5353d5f5\" class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5353d5f5\">\n\n<p>In 2024, the European Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/mex_24_4261\">approved<\/a> a \u20ac700 million Dutch scheme to compensate farmers for voluntarily closing livestock farming sites in environmentally sensitive areas of the Netherlands. The scheme, running until 1 October 2029, aims to improve environmental quality by reducing nitrogen emissions and promoting sustainable practices in the livestock sector. It targets small and medium-sized farmers in designated priority areas such as peatlands, sandy soils, stream valleys, and areas near Natura 2000-areas. To be eligible under the scheme, the annual nitrogen emissions of the site must reach certain thresholds to ensure that their closure has a sufficient positive environmental impact. Eligible farmers will receive subsidised advisory services and grants covering up to 100% of the costs associated with closing their operations, including compensation for lost production rights, dismantling facilities, and related expenses. The scheme complements other Dutch schemes aimed at reducing nitrogen deposition in nature conservation areas. Livestock farmers can only participate in one of the three schemes.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benefits Transitioning food production systems to reduce their pressure on biodiversity through financial assistance, training, and technical support for meat, dairy, and seafood producers to shift to plant-based and agroecological practices offers significant benefits for climate change mitigation. These measures can lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions, improved soil health, and enhanced carbon sequestration. 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