The French environmental action plan on 4,000 dairy farms

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1 The French environmental action plan on 4,000 dairy farms Jean-Baptiste DOLLE, Catherine BROCAS Institut de l Elevage Thierry Geslain, Sophie BERTRAND - CNIEL IDF World Dairy Summit Vilnius, September 23 th 2015 Jean-baptiste.dolle@idele.fr

2 The stakeholders expectations Farmers are waiting for explanation on the link between practices and GHG emissions Dairy board want to improve farm / production sustainability, competitiveness Advisers wait for a new approach of advising considering environmental aspects Milk processors ask for environmental burdens, they want to build an environmental strategy

3 Kg CO 2 / kg milk Goal : reduce emissions by 20 % Million tons CO Intrants Feed and fertilizers Energie Energy directe Déjections Manure Pâturage Soils et sols Fermentation Enteric fermentation entérique 1,6 1,4 1,2 1,0 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2-23 % - 20 % , French GHG emissions from dairy Milk carbon footprint A positive evolution between 1990 and kg CO 2 /kg : the milk carbon footprint in 2025

4 LIFE CARBON DAIRY 4,000 dairy farmers involved in To reduce GHG emissions from dairy herd and milk carbon footprint by 20% over ten years

5 LIFE CARBON DAIRY Basse Normandie Bretagne 12 % 21 % 15 % Pays de la Loire 6 % Nord Pas-de-Calais Lorraine 5 % Six regions involved in the project accounting for 65% of the french milk production 6 % Rhône-Alpes

6 LIFE CARBON DAIRY Producing a climate road map Climate road map Carbon action plan for different dairy farming systems Farmers Other environmental burdens Economic impact Social aspects

LIFE CARBON DAIRY A large partnership From

7 LIFE CARBON DAIRY A large partnership From French dairy board to farmers By involving - Research partners - Dairy farm advisors Farmers By mixing skills To raise awareness farmers, technicians, To support a new approach of advisory An initiative supported by the whole sector

8 LIFE CARBON DAIRY The means Investigations at different levels Tool to assess the environmental impacts/contributions and create a national observatory Farmers demonstrative farms 60 innovative low carbon dairy farms Farmers and technician's network Comprehensive approach : economic and working condition

9 LIFE CARBON DAIRY Communication aspects DIFFUSION AND DISSEMINATION Web site Dairy farmers Press Dairy farm Training courses Dairy farmers self assessment Openning days in innovative farms Agricultural shows

From Life Carbon Dairy to the FRENCH LOW CARBON DAIRY FARM action plan The task is to disseminate to another stakeholders, regions, farmers, to put in place a

10 From Life Carbon Dairy to the FRENCH LOW CARBON DAIRY FARM action plan The task is to disseminate to another stakeholders, regions, farmers, to put in place a national dynamic The French low carbon dairy farm action plan Creating a common and credible approach Sharing to mutualize and progress Communicate to convince - 20 %

11 Stakeholders involved in the French low carbon dairy farm action plan CNIEL IDELE And now more than 5,000 farmers Advisers Milk entreprises

Different level of implication in the French low carbon dairy farm action plan 1-PROMOTING 2-MEASURING 3-REDUCING 4-VALORIZING Inform and Training train Construction actors

12 Different level of implication in the French low carbon dairy farm action plan 1-PROMOTING 2-MEASURING 3-REDUCING 4-VALORIZING Inform and Training train Construction actors advisors and environmental of measuring a carbon Communication action issues the milk plan carbon in farms footprint I contribute to the French low carbon dairy farm action plan

13 Kg CO 2 / kg milk First results obtained on 1,700 farms A milk carbon footprint of 1.1 kg CO 2 / kg milk 1, % 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0 1,700 dairy farms 171 low carbon dairy farms 0.9 kg CO 2 / kg milk for the 10% more efficient

First results obtained on 1,700 farms As

14 First results obtained on 1,700 farms As the French low carbon dairy farm is regarding over environmental burdens and positive contributions One average farm is contributing to Feed 2,000 people/year Store 11 tons carbon/year Maintain 65 ha of biodiversity

15 Conclusion Ruminant livestock contribute to mitigate climate change A pro-active approach built and supported by the whole sectors to reduce GHG from ruminant systems French dynamic to support innovations and a new vision of farming advisory A strategy to improve livestock sustainability, competitiveness

16 Take home message Thanks for your attention

Idele French livestock Institut

Idele French livestock Institut Environmental investment in ruminants farms Hélène Chambaut Helene.chambaut@idele.fr +33 (0)2 41 18 61 73 1 The french livestock institute A specialized R&D organization