He Waka Eke Noa was the last Government’s attempt to get the farming sector to do what all other sectors will have to do and that is pay for its emissions. As I said previously the report recommended the introduction of farm-level split-gas levy on agricultural emissions with incentives to reduce emissions and sequester carbon. Existing Government proposals were expected to result in the sector’s methane emissions reduction reaching the Government target of 10%. already being experienced in many regions, the farming sector has more to lose than most from the ever-increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions. “The reality is, government required or not, our agriculture sector will have to adapt over the coming years and reduce emissions.
