Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman said building houses on prime farming land could make locally-grown fruit and vegetables hard to come by, as crops became harder to grow in a changing climate. “Covid has highlighted how fragile global supply chains are and the importance of domestic food security,” he said.
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Some crops would become harder to grow as the climate warms, so the best land should be reserved for farming. (File photo) And according to Lincoln University associate professor Amanda Black, once land was used for housing, it was gone for good. “We need to protect our best land and to do that we need strong policy.”
Source:Â Greenpeace
A Ministry for the Environment report released today shows the widespread scale of destruction caused by intensive dairying, says Greenpeace.
The report, Our Land 2021, details the decline of soil and freshwater health, and examines the climate and human health impacts of industrial farming activities.
Greenpeace campaigner Amanda Larsson says the report only affirms what many New Zealanders can see happening around them, as rivers grow sludgy with algae and cows stand knee-deep in mud.
âMost New Zealanders want clean water to drink, clear rivers to swim in, land that is healthy and brimming with wildlife. And they expect the Government to do what is necessary to protect our health and natural heritage,â says Larsson.
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 2:31 pm
A Ministry for the Environment report released today
shows the widespread scale of destruction caused by
intensive dairying, says Greenpeace.
The report, Our
Land 2021, details the decline of soil and freshwater
health, and examines the climate and human health impacts of
industrial farming activities.
Greenpeace campaigner
Amanda Larsson says the report only affirms what many New
Zealanders can see happening around them, as rivers grow
sludgy with algae and cows stand knee-deep in
mud. Most New Zealanders want clean water to drink,
clear rivers to swim in, land that is healthy and brimming
with wildlife. And they expect the Government to do what is
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