Developing successful agriculture : an Australian case study / / Zhang-Yue Zhou

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910627298103321
• Autore: Zhou Zhang-Yue
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, England, : CABI, c2013
• ISBN: 1-84593-946-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.10994
• Soggetti: Agriculture - Economic aspects - Australia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Glossary""; ""Part I: Australian Agriculture: A Success Story""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Success of Australian Agriculture""; ""1.2 Objectives""; ""1.3 Organization of the Book""; ""References""; ""2 Agricultural Development""; ""2.1 Environment and Resources""; ""2.2 Origin and Evolution of Australian Agriculture""; ""2.3 Australian Agriculture Today""; ""2.4 Concluding Comments""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Part II: What Has Made Australian Agriculture Successful""""3 Getting the Institutions Right""; ""3.1 The Constitutional Framework""; ""3.2 Land Tenure""; ""3.3 Responsible Government, the Public Service and the Department of Agriculture""; ""3.4 Transparent Policy Process""; ""3.5 Agricultural Services""; ""3.6 Other Important Institutions""; ""3.7 Concluding Comments""; ""Note""; ""References""; ""4 Protecting Farmersâ€? Interests""; ""4.1 Rural Politics""; ""4.2 Farmer Organizations""; ""4.3 Other Protective Measures""; ""4.4 Concluding Comments""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""5 Deregulating Agriculture""""5.1 Heavily Regulated Agriculture Prior to the 1980s""; ""5.2 Completely Deregulating Agriculture (since the 1980s)""; ""5.3 Providing Adjustment Assistance""; ""5.4 Changing Role of Government in Agriculture""; ""5.5 Concluding Comments""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""6 Encouraging Entrepreneurial Farming""; ""6.1 The Need to be Entrepreneurial""; ""6.2 Transforming the Farming Community: From Producers to Business Operators""; ""6.3 ; Entrepreneurial Farmers: Success Stories""; ""6.4 Concluding Comments""; ""Reference""; ""7 Proactive R&D Investments""; ""7.1 Agricultural Research, Development and Extension in Australia: An Overview""""7.2 Rural R&D Corporations""; ""7.3 Collaboration and Coordination in Rural R&D""; ""7.4 Agricultural Extension""; ""7.5 Agricultural Education""; ""7.6 Private Investment in Agricultural RD&E""; ""7.7 Remaining and Emerging Issues""; ""7.8 Concluding Comments""; ""References""; ""8 Innovative Farming Community""; ""8.1 The Need to be Innovative""; ""8.2 Some Examples""; ""8.3 Encouraging, Fostering and Rewarding Farmer Innovation""; ""8.4 Concluding Comments""; ""References""; ""9 Fostering Sustainable Farming""""9.1 A Brief History of Environmental Issues in Australia""; ""9.2 Environmental Issues Concerning the Farming Community""; ""9.3 Initiatives and Approaches in Dealing with Environmental Problems""; ""9.4 Concluding Comments""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Part III: Handling Emerging Challenges for Future Success: The Australian Way""; ""10 Handling Emerging Challenges""; ""10.1 Uncertain World Markets""; ""10.2 Volatile Weather Conditions""; ""10.3 Biosecurity Threats""; ""10.4 Farm Succession""; ""10.5 Labour and Skills Shortage""; ""10.6 Stronger Public Demand for Environment Protection""