Developing successful agriculture : an Australian case study

✍ Scribed by Zhang-Yue Zhou

• Publisher: CABI
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 234
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
List of Tables......Page 20
List of Figures......Page 21
Abbreviations......Page 22
Glossary......Page 26
Part I: Australian Agriculture: A Success Story......Page 30
1 Introduction......Page 32
1.1 Success of Australian Agriculture......Page 33
1.3 Organization of the Book......Page 35
References......Page 36
2.1 Environment and Resources......Page 37
2.2 Origin and Evolution of Australian Agriculture......Page 41
2.3 Australian Agriculture Today......Page 45
References......Page 60
Part II: What Has Made Australian Agriculture Successful......Page 62
3.1 The Constitutional Framework......Page 64
3.2 Land Tenure......Page 68
3.3 Responsible Government, the Public Service and the Department of Agriculture......Page 73
3.4 Transparent Policy Process......Page 74
3.5 Agricultural Services......Page 76
3.7 Concluding Comments......Page 78
Note......Page 80
References......Page 81
4.1 Rural Politics......Page 82
4.2 Farmer Organizations......Page 85
4.3 Other Protective Measures......Page 98
4.4 Concluding Comments......Page 100
Notes......Page 101
References......Page 102
5 Deregulating Agriculture......Page 103
5.1 Heavily Regulated Agriculture Prior to the 1980s......Page 104
5.2 Completely Deregulating Agriculture (since the 1980s)......Page 112
5.3 Providing Adjustment Assistance......Page 116
5.4 Changing Role of Government in Agriculture......Page 123
5.5 Concluding Comments......Page 124
Notes......Page 127
References......Page 128
6.1 The Need to be Entrepreneurial......Page 130
6.2 Transforming the Farming Community: From Producers to Business Operators......Page 131
6.3 Entrepreneurial Farmers: Success Stories......Page 133
6.4 Concluding Comments......Page 138
Reference......Page 139
7.1 Agricultural Research, Development and Extension in Australia: An Overview......Page 140
7.2 Rural R&D Corporations......Page 145
7.3 Collaboration and Coordination in Rural R&D......Page 152
7.4 Agricultural Extension......Page 155
7.5 Agricultural Education......Page 157
7.6 Private Investment in Agricultural RD&E......Page 158
7.7 Remaining and Emerging Issues......Page 160
7.8 Concluding Comments......Page 162
References......Page 164
8.1 The Need to be Innovative......Page 166
8.2 Some Examples......Page 168
8.3 Encouraging, Fostering and Rewarding Farmer Innovation......Page 170
8.4 Concluding Comments......Page 172
References......Page 173
9.1 A Brief History of Environmental Issues in Australia......Page 174
9.2 Environmental Issues Concerning the Farming Community......Page 176
9.3 Initiatives and Approaches in Dealing with Environmental Problems......Page 182
9.4 Concluding Comments......Page 199
Notes......Page 202
References......Page 203
Part III: Handling Emerging Challenges for Future Success: The Australian Way......Page 206
10.1 Uncertain World Markets......Page 208
10.2 Volatile Weather Conditions......Page 210
10.3 Biosecurity Threats......Page 211
10.4 Farm Succession......Page 212
10.5 Labour and Skills Shortage......Page 213
10.6 Stronger Public Demand for Environment Protection......Page 214
10.7 Urban–Rural Divide......Page 215
10.8 Concluding Comments......Page 216
References......Page 217
Postscript......Page 219
A......Page 222
C......Page 224
D......Page 225
E......Page 226
G......Page 227
I......Page 228
M......Page 229
O......Page 230
R......Page 231
S......Page 232
T......Page 233
Z......Page 234