Australia Sustainable Practices

The idea that the production of certain foods or fibres in Australia needs to be more sustainable is a very simple concept that can be accomplished. This goal can be accomplished by using sustainable practices and raising the importance of the environment whilst producing the food or fibre. Grape production for example is quite a sustainable practice as the farming of grapes themselves don’t have a negative impact on the environment. The grapes however are very sensitive compared to other fruits meaning there are certain requirements that must be met. If these requirements aren’t met the grapes will often be considered ‘worthless’ and the resources used went to waste. Some grapes that have not been met by their requirements may still be sold or used for wine …show more content…
Not much can be done about the sensitivity of the grapes and the requirements needed in order for the grapes to be of high quality. That being said we can attempt to grow grapes in certain areas that are less likely to be effected by climate change yet provide the proper terrain for grape production. The first most obvious way to make grape production more sustainable is to not waste grapes. While the grapes may not be of the highest quality, they will still be edible whether they be made into wine, dried into sultanas or simply eaten as table grapes. As mentioned in the oral, there may also be ways to adapt the grapes so they can cope with small changes within the climate and hopefully develop ways to adapt the grapes to harsher climate change. It would take a lot of time to develop the techniques and tools needed to do this though because as mentioned grapes are very sensitive to climate change. While conducting the research needed to implement these techniques may not be very sustainable it could change the way we grow grapes making grape production more sustainable in