Alexandra, J (2019), Water insecurity and Australian agriculture – the policy and climate risks, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Winter 2019, pp. 4-13, Surry Hills, Australia.
Winter 2019: A thirst for certainty: irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin
Winter 2019: A thirst for certainty: irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin
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Irrigated agriculture has been one of the most contentious issues of 2019. Calls for a Royal Commission into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin are an indication of just how high emotions have been running on this issue. While it is arguable that when no-one is happy it is probably close to the correct outcome, it is nevertheless disappointing that the policy settings which deliver certainty to all stakeholders do not seem to have emerged.
FPJ1602C – Grafton, RQ & Williams, J (2019), Thirst for certainty: the urgent need for a water audit of the Murray-Darling Basin, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Winter 2019, pp. 14-22, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1602D – Roth, G (2019), Seizing water research opportunities – a necessary grand challenge, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Winter 2019, pp. 24-34, Surry Hills, Australia.
FPJ1602E – Gordon, L (2019), Murray-Darling Basin water reform – reaching the delta, in Farm Policy Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Winter 2019, pp. 36-44, Surry Hills, Australia.
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