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The new AWB Ltd payment system for wheat grades has changed the incentives for farmers to grow and market wheat … of beneficial rotation crops, particularly canola. This is an important finding, given the need to develop and promote …
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The paper describes a study of canal and supplemental ground water used by 544 farmers for wheat growing in the Rechna … irrigation and comparing them with conjunctive water use. For econometric analysis, a linear relationship between the wheat …
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demand functions. These have been combined with return on investment criteria in a graphical presentation for wheat growers …
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Despite approval being given by the Gene Technology Regulator to plant genetically modified (GM) canola varieties in … Australia, the question as to whether farmers would be prepared to grow GM canola is still being explored. The purpose of this … paper is to establish not only if producers would grow GM canola in south Western Australia but how they make this decision …
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The occurrence of low night temperatures during reproductive development is one of the factors most limiting rice yields in southern Australia. Yield losses due to cold temperature are the result of incomplete pollen formation and subsequent floret sterility. Researchers have found that in 75%...
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The demand for organic food products has expanded rapidly in the past decade on a global basis, stimulated by consumer perceptions that organic products are safer, cleaner and more ethical than conventional products. The demand for organic products was estimated to grow at a rate of 15-20 per...
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Data from a survey of Western Australian grain growers are used to characterise the use and perceptions of durum wheat …. The main objective was to identify opportunities for extension to increase the level of durum wheat adoption throughout … the grain growing regions of WA. Perceptions of durum wheat characteristics were elicited along with other variables used …
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This paper investigates the impact of an expansion in agricultural processing on the Western Australian economy by modifying and applying a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) economic model of Western Australia (called WAM). WAM was used to simulate the effects of a $1 million expansion in...
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This paper discusses the main problems, principles, concepts, and solutions that characterise the intellectually property (IP) challenges that the CGIAR Research Centres face. The Centres' IP challenges must be seen against the background of five revolutions. Due to the biotechnology,...
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