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Our Land 2018 report which
includes data at least six years old,
he says it obviously lacks significant
up-to-date statistics, which is disappointing.
“This report is the first of
its kind, and it’s a good first attempt
at putting together some analysis of
our land use,” he says. “If we are
serious about monitoring land use
and its quality, we need to get our
act together and fund the science
appropriately. Most of the data in this
report is six years out of date. That’s
not acceptable or helpful. We know
scientists are struggling to get successful
bids for this research funding
over the line as agricultural science
is just not sexy enough.” Allen says
New Zealand is losing its most productive
land to houses, with highly
productive and versatile land being
urbanised. The 10% increase in urban
areas from 2002 to 2012 will be
even more pressurised now, as will
be the 7% reduction in land used for
agriculture over that period, he says.
“We know soils are precious. Seeing
them covered with tarseal and concrete
is something we as significant
custodians of land get frustrated by,”
Allen says. “This report is a useful
tool for helping all farmers and other
land users see what we need to
continue to work on.”
SEXY
Food scientists are struggling
to get successful bids for
research funding over the
line as agricultural science
is “just not sexy enough,”
Federated Farmers environment
spokesperson Chris Allen says.
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