Farming for the Future is building the first national-scale evidence base of on-farm natural capital and its relationship to business performance on Australian farms.

The pilot program confirmed that potential benefits like increased productivity, profitability and resilience are the most compelling motivation for producers to invest in natural capital. Our analysis indicated that natural capital is positively correlated with production efficiency, gross margin and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT).

Importantly, our research also demonstrated that natural capital can confer livestock businesses with increased levels of resilience in the face of both climate and market shocks – delivering increased stability on EBIT for livestock operations over the analysis period (2017-2022).

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