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

• Autore: Zhou Zhang-Yue
• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, England, : CABI, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.10994
• Soggetto topico: Agriculture - Economic aspects - Australia
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: Agriculture remains an important industry to both developed and developing economies. Unfortunately, many developing countries are still suffering from a lack of agricultural growth, especially those in Africa and South Asia. Australia's agricultural system has developed from almost non-existence 220 years ago to one of the most advanced and efficient in today's world. It is also one of the least distorted, receiving little government assistance. This book provides an updated and comprehensive account of a successful agricultural story, which can stimulate policy makers, researchers, agribusiness consultants and students to relate the Australian experience to their own agricultural development.
• Titolo autorizzato: Developing successful agriculture
• ISBN: 1-84593-946-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910627298103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II