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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Glossary |
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Part I Australian Agriculture: A Success Story |
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1 | (32) |
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3 | (5) |
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1.1 Success of Australian Agriculture |
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4 | (2) |
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1.3 Organization of the Book |
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6 | (2) |
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7 | (1) |
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2 Agricultural Development |
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8 | (25) |
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2.1 Environment and Resources |
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8 | (4) |
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2.2 Origin and Evolution of Australian Agriculture |
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12 | (4) |
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2.3 Australian Agriculture Today |
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16 | (15) |
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31 | (2) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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Part II What Has Made Australian Agriculture Successful |
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33 | (144) |
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3 Getting the Institutions Right |
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35 | (18) |
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3.1 The Constitutional Framework |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (5) |
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3.3 Responsible Government, the Public Service and the Department of Agriculture |
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44 | (1) |
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3.4 Transparent Policy Process |
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45 | (2) |
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3.5 Agricultural Services |
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47 | (2) |
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3.6 Other Important Institutions |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (4) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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4 Protecting Farmers' Interests |
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53 | (21) |
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53 | (3) |
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56 | (13) |
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4.3 Other Protective Measures |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (3) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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5 Deregulating Agriculture |
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74 | (27) |
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5.1 Heavily Regulated Agriculture Prior to the 1980s |
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75 | (8) |
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5.2 Completely Deregulating Agriculture (since the 1980s) |
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83 | (4) |
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5.3 Providing Adjustment Assistance |
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87 | (7) |
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5.4 Changing Role of Government in Agriculture |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (6) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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6 Encouraging Entrepreneurial Farming |
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101 | (10) |
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6.1 The Need to be Entrepreneurial |
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101 | (1) |
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6.2 Transforming the Farming Community: From Producers to Business Operators |
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102 | (2) |
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6.3 Entrepreneurial Farmers: Success Stories |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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7 Proactive R&D Investments |
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111 | (26) |
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7.1 Agricultural Research, Development and Extension in Australia: An Overview |
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111 | (5) |
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7.2 Rural R&D Corporations |
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116 | (7) |
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7.3 Collaboration and Coordination in Rural R&D |
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123 | (3) |
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7.4 Agricultural Extension |
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126 | (2) |
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7.5 Agricultural Education |
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128 | (1) |
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7.6 Private Investment in Agricultural RD&E |
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129 | (2) |
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7.7 Remaining and Emerging Issues |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (4) |
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135 | (2) |
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8 Innovative Farming Community |
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137 | (8) |
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8.1 The Need to be Innovative |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (2) |
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8.3 Encouraging, Fostering and Rewarding Farmer Innovation |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (2) |
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144 | (1) |
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9 Fostering Sustainable Farming |
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145 | (32) |
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9.1 A Brief History of Environmental Issues in Australia |
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145 | (2) |
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9.2 Environmental Issues Concerning the Farming Community |
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147 | (6) |
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9.3 Initiatives and Approaches in Dealing with Environmental Problems |
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153 | (17) |
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170 | (7) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (3) |
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Part III Handling Emerging Challenges for Future Success: The Australian Way |
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177 | (13) |
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10 Handling Emerging Challenges |
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179 | (11) |
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10.1 Uncertain World Markets |
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179 | (2) |
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10.2 Volatile Weather Conditions |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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10.5 Labour and Skills Shortage |
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184 | (1) |
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10.6 Stronger Public Demand for Environment Protection |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (3) |
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188 | (2) |
| Postscript |
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190 | (3) |
| Index |
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