Determining whether a region or farm is “in drought” is a longstanding and complex problem which remains important to our future drought response.
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New ABARES research examines the climate change challenge facing Australian farmers
New research finds water markets in the southern Murray-Darling produce benefits of around $117 million per year.
Marking farms more water-efficient pushes up prices twice as much as buying water back.
Almost all of the food we consume in Australia is made in Australia. We export far more than we import.
For crop farmers, the risk of low profit years has doubled.
High water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin are blamed on foreign investors and corporate speculators. The simple truth is they are caused mostly by lack of rain.
Australia’s farming industry will need to take full account of its obligations to its workers, its customers, society and the environment if it is to prosper in the years to 2030.
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University
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Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
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Acting Executive Director Agriculture, Water, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
