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Biosecurity engagement: Proposed national action plan for community involvement in plant biosecurity (Consultation Summary Report).
Author: Heleen Kruger
An independent review of Australia’s quarantine and biosecurity arrangements for the Australian Government (Beale et al. 2008), stresses that…
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Community engagement research is part of ABARES’ applied social research and analysis. Reports have been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry…
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Climate-related research is part of ABARES’ applied social research and analysis. Reports have been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry bodies…
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An analysis of the Australian marine pest networkAuthors: Nyree Stenekes, Heleen Kruger, Ryan R. J. McAllister and Rob Garrard
Formal network—attendance of policy forums between October 2016 and November 2017
Source: ABARES…
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ABARES Social Sciences undertakes applied social research and analysis, to support the strategic program and policy goals of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry bodies.
ABARES social sciences research…
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Niki Millist, Will Chancellor & Tom Jackson, September 2017
A $3.3 billion investment in innovation
Research development and extension (RD&E) is central to the competitiveness of Australia’s agriculture industry. Growth in investment pushed the value of RD&E funding in…
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Farm-to-retail price spread and farm share of the retail price are high-level indicators of the cost structure of a food supply chain.
Farm share is the proportion of farm value in the retail price of a food item purchased at a retail store.
The farm-to-retail price spread is the…
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A survey of broadacre, dairy and vegetable farmsNiki Dufty and Thomas JacksonSummaryNew information and communications technology (ICT) could deliver the next wave of productivity growth in Australian agriculture. ICT…
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A comparison between seasonal workers and working holiday makers
Authors: Shiji Zhao, Bill Binks, Heleen Kruger, Charley Xia and Nyree Stenekes
Seasonal workers come from 10 participating nations in the Asia-Pacific region
Source: LMAP, Cardno
Foreword
Labour shortages can challenge the…
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There are many widely documented and researched ways to improve farm productivity. The main ‘drivers’ of farm productivity are summarised below:
Innovation and technology adoption
Innovation and the adoption of technology is closely linked to improvements in farm productivity and has generated…
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