Australia launches climate change training for farmers
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The Australian government has launched a $US24.7 million program to give farmers access to training programs to deal with the impacts of climate change.
Under the scheme, primary producers will receive grants to attend courses to help them understand the implications of climate change and train them to use new technology.
The Agriculture Minister Tony Burke says it's important farmers are equipped to deal with the changing environment.
"FarmReady is about how you deal with climate change itself - how do you adapt to the challenges that you are facing as well as looking at methods as to how you can responsibly reduce your emissions," he said.
"Looking at methods as to how you can financially manage your farm business in a way that deal with droughts that are going to come along more often than they used too."
