Working Group 6 July Interim Report; Annexe B

Appendix 5

What do you expect the effects of developments being trialled could be?

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Table 5. Summary of responses: What do you expect the effects of developments being trialled could be?

Category	Academia	Manufacturing	Farmers & veterinary surgeon	Other
Financial incentive	Subsidy system			Financial incentives Faster shift of investment away from unsustainable fossil fuel economy towards a sustainable bio-based and natural-resource-based economy to meet human needs for food, fibre and fuel while safeguarding natural capital
Farming methods			Introduction of other nutrient cycling techniques Precision agriculture Greater integration of livestock and arable farming Reducing import of animal protein from high Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission intensity systems Two tier farming with a scaled approach still in place but also a smaller more focused premium sector	Improved productivity per hectare (vertical farming)
Energy				Hydrogen energy
Lower carbon emissions	Lower carbon emissions	Lower carbon emissions		Lower carbon emissions Net zero at production, but not guaranteed in food storage or consumption (energy usage, waste)
Better nutrition				Better nutrition
Better use of resources				Better use of the limited resources Better materials for the same shelf life
Risk averseness	Retailers and the industry are risk averse to new processes
Land use	Changes in land use			Changes in land management
Consumer diet			'Quality not quantity' changes in consumer eating habits	Less meat consumption
Increased knowledge	Greater engagement of local communities		Improved understanding	Lessons learnt and constant improvements
Increased costs & risk		Short term risk More complexity leading to unforeseen hazards	Increased price of quality food
Reduced costs		Side effects of waste reduction could be a reduction in costs
Technology	Biotechnology

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