The Carbon Farming Outreach Program (CFOP) supports Australian farmers and land managers, including First Nations land managers, to explore options for managing emissions and storing carbon.
Emissions management and storing carbon can offer financial opportunities for the sector and improve long-term productivity and resilience, while providing environmental benefits. These activities also support Australia’s transition to net zero emissions.
The Carbon Farming Outreach Program:
- helps farmers and land managers make informed decisions about managing emissions and storing carbon
- trains trusted advisers to provide information and support to help farmers and land managers to understand and make decisions to reduce emissions and store carbon
- provides access to clear and culturally appropriate information about emissions management.
Program delivery
The program includes:
- Training and outreach activities to upskill trusted and independent advisers who can help Australian farmers and land managers make informed decisions to manage emissions and store carbon.
- Tailored resources and training for First Nations land managers.
- A Knowledge Hub, to provide a centralised source of information on emissions management.
- A training package for farmers, land managers and trusted advisers to support understanding of emissions management and carbon storage.
If you have any questions about the Carbon Farming Outreach Program, please contact us at OnGroundEmissionsReduction@aff.gov.au.
Training services and outreach activities
Explore training opportunities below.
Train-the-Trainer workshops
Free Train-the-Trainer workshops for agricultural advisers are available through the Zero Net Emissions Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre (ZNE Ag CRC) until 2028.
The workshops help advisers build their understanding of emissions management. Advisers can then use this knowledge to support farmers and land managers. Topics include:
- understanding agricultural emissions
- reducing emissions and storing carbon
- practical tools to support decision-making.
Workshops are open to advisers across all agricultural industries. Content and delivery can be tailored to suit different regions and adviser groups.
To find out more about what’s available in your region or to discuss workshop options, register your interest with ZNE Ag CRC.
First Nations resources and training
The Australian Government has partnered with the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network to develop resources and training tailored for trusted advisers of First Nations land managers.
Outreach grants
The Australian Government provided funding to five organisations to train a network of trusted, independent advisers and deliver on-ground outreach and support for farmers and land managers from 2024 to 2026:
- ABC Foundation
- Dairy Australia
- The Victorian Government Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
- Grower Group Alliance
- Kangaroo Island Landscape Board.
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) manages these outreach grants. Most grantees have completed delivery of training and outreach. The ABC Foundation continues to deliver training until the end of 2026.
CFOP Knowledge Hub
A free Knowledge Hub is available to help farmers and land managers learn about emissions management and how to use that knowledge on their farms.
More content will be added to expand on the current topics and add new ones.
$1.5 million in grants has been provided to the RDCs to determine information gaps related to emissions management, appropriate information formats, effective delivery channels and collaboration opportunities. The outcomes of this work is supporting updated information for the Knowledge Hub.
CFOP training package
A free online training package is available to support understanding of emissions management and carbon storage. It includes case studies of emissions management in action and practical on-farm actions.
The training package was developed in partnership with:
- The University of Melbourne
- Indigenous Carbon Industry Network
- Indigenous Professional Services.
See more
- Project register of Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme projects occurring around Australia.
- Future Drought Fund helps farmers and producers to plan, access climate tools, and share resilient farming practices.
- The Natural Heritage Trust’s (NHT) Climate-Smart Agriculture Program supports initiatives to drive agricultural sustainability, productivity and competitiveness with a focus on emissions reduction, climate resilience and biodiversity.
- DCCEEW’s policies and programs to reduce emissions in the agriculture and land sectors.