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Title: Sustainability issues for agriculture in Western Australia / Anne Bennett, Ross Kingwell & Ross George.
Author: Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture. ; Bennett, A. (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth) ; George, P. R. (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth) ; Kingwell, Ross, 1953- (Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth)
Publisher: [South Perth, W.A.] : Dept. of Agriculture,
Year: 2003.
Series: Miscellaneous publication (Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture), ; 3/2003
Description: 25 p. : col. map ; 30 cm.
Subject: Environmental factors. ; Economic impact. ; Pests. ; Climatic change. ; Agricultural policy. ; Water supply. ; Social environment. ; Biodiversity. ; Western Australia. ; Food safety. ; Rural communities. ; Plant diseases. ; Greenhouse effect. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture.
Notes: "May 2003" 6 figs.
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Type: Book
Abstract: (En)
This paper describes briefly the main challenges to the sustainability of agriculture in Western Australia and outlines some means of responding the the challenges: market-based approaches; agricultural and environmental research and development; accelerated adjustment; and global and national policy initiatives. Challenges include: land resource quality (salinity, soil acidity), biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, water availability, food safety, and pests and diseases.
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