000157080 001__ 157080 000157080 005__ 20210122073343.0 000157080 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.157080 000157080 037__ $$a1744-2016-140917 000157080 041__ $$aeng 000157080 084__ $$aQ17 000157080 084__ $$aQ18 000157080 084__ $$aD81 000157080 245__ $$aCan Australia become the Food Bowl of Asia? 000157080 260__ $$c2013 000157080 269__ $$a2013 000157080 270__ $$md.adamson@uq.edu.au$$pAdamson, David 000157080 300__ $$a15 000157080 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000157080 490__ $$aAustralian Public Policy Program 000157080 490__ $$aP13/2 000157080 520__ $$aKnowledge decay is arguably the greatest threat facing rural Australia. Knowledge decay allows us to ignore what we have already learnt, allowing for the reinfestation of bad policies. Thus just like a cockroach, a bad policy is difficult to flush (Krugman 2011). In a world full of zombie economics (Quiggin 2010) and the pursuit of a 5 second sound bite we have to examine the proposition of the question. “Can Australia become the food bowl of Asia?” I will retort it’s not about to where Australia exports nor how much we export. Rather the question should be how can we make Australian agriculture profitable? To examine this alternative question, this essay will examine the following three issues: should producers and researcher concentrate on productivity or profit, how do we deal with risks and uncertainties in a policy environment; and finally we examine the logic of targeting Asia or the entire world, in an attempt to negate future flushing. 000157080 650__ $$aFood Security and Poverty 000157080 650__ $$aRisk and Uncertainty 000157080 6531_ $$arisk and uncertainty 000157080 6531_ $$aAsia 000157080 6531_ $$aAustralia 000157080 6531_ $$afood security 000157080 700__ $$aAdamson, David 000157080 8564_ $$9e1d5ac65-f041-47d9-927e-db396f673569$$s416339$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/157080/files/WPP13_2a.pdf 000157080 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/157080 000157080 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:157080$$pGLOBAL_SET 000157080 912__ $$nSubmitted by Evelyn Smart (e.smart@uq.edu.au) on 2013-09-19T03:17:25Z No. of bitstreams: 1 WPP13_2a.pdf: 416339 bytes, checksum: 2cd075b842bbb3338f55c76380a4c34b (MD5) 000157080 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-09-19T03:17:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 WPP13_2a.pdf: 416339 bytes, checksum: 2cd075b842bbb3338f55c76380a4c34b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 000157080 913__ $$aLicense granted by Evelyn Smart (e.smart@uq.edu.au) on 2013-09-19T03:13:21Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000157080 980__ $$a1744 000157080 982__ $$gUniversity of Queensland>School of Economics>Risk and Sustainable Management Group Working Papers