In this programme ffinlo Costain investigates how farmers and other land stewards can earn money from managing water effectively on their land.
Interviews and discussion cover:
What sort of payments are available to farmers?
Where might those payments come from?
Maintenance payments focussed on water infiltration
The relationship between farmers and water companies
The future of nutrient neutrality
ffinlo is joined by:
Andy Cato, Co-founder of Wildfarmed
Gabriel Connor-Streich, Chief Executive of Greenshank Environmental
Tim Stephens, Catchment Partnerships and Delivery Manager at Wessex Water
Lee Truelove, Head of Regenerative Farming at First Milk
This is the fifth episode in Farm Gate's Filling the Funding Gap series, in which we discuss how natural capital markets can help farmers to bridge the gap between public payments and the real costs of transition towards resilient and regenerative food production.
Farm Gate's Filling the Funding Gap series is sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howden Insurance, Regenerate and Saffery. Farm Gate is part of 8point9.com - the land use news channel.
