Evidence is provided on the extent to which wheat price policies operating over the period 1953-54 to 1983-84 achieved objectives related to the levels and stability of key industry variables. The general findings are that the levels of achievement have been modest and that trade-offs have been...

Annual time series data for the period 1950-51 through 1975-76 are used to estimate the price elasticity of aggregate Australian agricultural supply using two methods. The short-run elasticity is estimated to be highly inelastic but it has been increasing through time. The preferred estimate of...

1 Food and Agricultural Systems at a Crossroads: An Overview; 1.1 The State of Global Food and Agriculture; 1.2 Food and Agriculture at a Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities; Global Trends and Challenges to Food and Agriculture Into the 21st Century; The Demographics of Rural Poverty and...