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Increased efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffalo

George, P.S. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998

aim of increasing the efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffaloes in some Australian and Indian situations … efficiency of strawbased diets through strategic supplements, the projects under review had played a significant role in the …, would make a substantial contribution to Indian dairy farmers towards increasing the efficiency of milk production. Based on …

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Improved drying of high moisture grains

McLeod, Ross - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1999

An economic evaluation of three ACIAR projects whose primary objective was to improve postharvest grain drying in Thailand and Australia is provided in this report. During 1983–1996, ACIAR invested A$1.2 million in research designed to improve grain drying in these countries. Based on current...

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Raw wool production and marketing in China: ACIAR project 8811

Watson, Alistair S. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998

This evaluation and economic assessment is of a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) aimed at improving economic knowledge of the Chinese wool industry. The project was carried out jointly by Australian agricultural economists at the...

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Use and management of grain protectants in China and Australia

Chudleigh, Peter D. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1999

Project PHT/1990/035, ‘Integrating Grain Protectants into Storage Pest Management’ was supported by ACIAR for nearly four years from 1992 to 1995. The project was based in China and Australia. Project activity within Australia included the further enhancement of an expert system that had...

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Control of Footrot in Small Ruminants of Nepal

McLeod, Ross - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 2001

Footrot, a bacterial disease which attacks the feet of sheep and goats causing lameness and high levels of flock mortality, was endemic in the western districts of Nepal. As a result of the collaborative efforts between Nepalese, Australian and British scientists within ACIAR projects...

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Controlling Phalaris Minor in the Indian Rice-Wheat Belt

Vincent, David P.; Quirke, Derek - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 2002

The ACIAR-managed project CS1/1996/013, Herbicide-resistant weeds of wheat in India and Australia: integrated management, was designed to find a long-term method of control of Phalaris minor, a problem weed of the rice–wheat cropping system of north-western India. By 1993, the weed had...

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Postharvest R & D concerning tropical fruits

Chudleigh, Peter D. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998

An economic evaluation of two Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) projects in the area of postharvest technology for tropical fruits was undertaken. This evaluation considered a 30 year time period from the first year of investment and assumed a discount rate of 5...

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Fruit fly in Malaysia and Thailand 1985-1993

Collins, B.A.; Collins, David J. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998

Fruit flies are a serious economic pest affecting horticultural production world-wide. Increasing coordination of activities between neighbouring countries and those countries involved in fresh fruit trade is leading to more effective regional management of the fruit fly pest. 1.1 ACIAR Research...

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Economic benefits to Papua New Guinea and Australia from the biological control of banana skipper (Erionota thrax)

Waterhouse, Doug F.; Dillon, Birribi; Vincent, David P. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998

Larvae of the butterfly Erionota thrax, the banana skipper, destroy the leaves of bananas by eating them and forming massive protective rolls of leaf tissue. They were first observed in north-western Papua New Guinea in 1983 and over the next 6 years spread throughout the mainland at the rate of...

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Breeding and quality analysis of rapeseed

Chudleigh, Peter D. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1999

This study is an ex-post, economic assessment of two projects supported by ACIAR and concerned with the breeding and quality analysis of rapeseed in Australia and China. These projects were carried out sequentially with the first one commencing on 1 July 1986. The second one was completed on 30...

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