The Australian government’s plan for a Clean Energy Future contains a number of measures aimed at supporting farmers and land managers to provide emissions offsets. The plan consists of a mix of market-based…
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Food security is on the agenda for Australia. I wrote on this recently, pointing out that while we currently grow enough to feed 60m people, we are not immune to food security pressures. Wealthier nations…
The continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have increasingly simplified agricultural landscapes. This simplification…
Custom designing plant roots could point the way to greater drought resistant crops. Root systems are critical to water capture…
Scientists have unlocked the complex genetic code of the potato, paving the way for new techniques to breed a tougher, more disease-resistant tuber. Potatoes are crucial to global food security but are…
Agriculture in Australia is at the crossroads. Not only must smallholder farmers contend with the adverse impacts of global climate change, a strong Australian dollar and greater deregulation in the market…
Plant biologists have identified a hormone that plays a key role in determining the size and shape of plants. The discovery…
When it comes to the live animal export industry, the government’s knee-jerk reactions leave it open to criticism that it dances to whichever group, industry or the animal activists, plays the loudest…
The recent announcement that a carbon tax would not be levied on petrol for cars or light vehicles used by motorists, tradespeople and small businesses is an interesting political statement. But this statement…
For only the second time in history, scientists have eliminated a disease from the face of the Earth, saving billions of dollars and boosting food security in the process. Rinderpest, a deadly cattle disease…
Greens leader Bob Brown’s concern over acquisitions by China’s Shenhua Watermark Coal of farms on NSW’s Liverpool Plains is but the latest flurry in a gathering storm of controversy over mining developments…
Planting trees in cleared agricultural landscapes is one way for the land use sector to help offset emissions of atmospheric carbon dioxide. But will it displace agriculture? Establishing trees is a robust…
Researchers have found a novel method of evolution contributes to the success of crop-killing fungi. These fungi, known as…
New “artificial intelligence” software is being developed to support decision-making by sugar mill operators. Dr Andrew Chiou…
That “fair trade” sticker on a bar of chocolate or bag of coffee beans might make you feel better, but there’s no guarantee it’s helping poor farmers. In fact, it may be making their lives worse. When…
The suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia will also have significant implications on Australian cattle farmers, Australian and Indonesian domestic markets, and on the trade relationship between…
Throughout history, farmers have adopted new crop varieties and adjusted their practices in tune with environmental change…
New image-based technology promises a major boost to the breeding of improved cereal varieties for the harsher environmental…
Plant cell walls are vital for plant growth, and a new research project is uncovering their secrets. The assembly of components…
Global agricultural activities account for 15 to 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions, including nitrous oxide, which is…
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Managing Director, Triple Helix Consulting; Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, ANU Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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