2012 Conference (56th), February 7-10, 2012, Fremantle, Australia

The potential for soil carbon sequestration to play a significant role in meeting Australia’s greenhouse reduction targets has attracted widespread interest. Despite th [...]

Regional management of endemic pests of trade significance typically requires a surveillance system, border controls, eradication protocols and conditions for market clos [...]

The global food system and related government policies are in disarray. In response to increasing food prices and greater food price volatility, national governments are [...]

The Mekong River is shared by six Asian countries. Over the years there has been both conflict and cooperation on managing the water resources to meet population growth, [...]

The research in this paper considers the question of the possible sources of total factor productivity (TFP) change in the Victorian dairy sector between 2007–08 and 20 [...]

The current global food crisis presents a puzzle, thus raising concerns among researchers and policymakers. A number of causes have been identified. However, the relative [...]

The contribution of the grape growing and wine making industries to Australia’s continued economic prosperity is under threat. While international market dynamics are o [...]

The recent drought saw the lowest inflows on record in the Murray-Darling Basin in 2006. Water use by irrigation in 2007-8 and 2008-9 was about one third that of pre-drou [...]

We aim to model the impact of variability in and changes to water availability in the Murray-Darling Basin on flows available to the environment and irrigation, and impac [...]