LEADER 04423nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910627298103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84593-946-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001127760 035 $a(EBL)1152954 035 $a(OCoLC)831118607 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000830890 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12382709 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000830890 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10821343 035 $a(PQKB)11169059 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1152954 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001127760 100 $a20130412d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDeveloping successful agriculture $ean Australian case study /$fZhang-Yue Zhou 210 $aWallingford, England $cCABI$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84593-945-X 311 $a1-299-59226-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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 Farmersa??? Interests""; ""4.1 Rural Politics""; ""4.2 Farmer Organizations""; ""4.3 Other Protective Measures""; ""4.4 Concluding Comments""; ""Notes""; ""References"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""10.6 Stronger Public Demand for Environment Protection"" 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$zAustralia$vCase studies 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects 676 $a338.10994 700 $aZhou$b Zhang-Yue$01266856 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910627298103321 996 $aDeveloping successful agriculture$92977110 997 $aUNINA