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Document: Regional opportunities for agroforestry systems in Australia (Doc-246)

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Authors
Polglase, P., Paul, K., Hawkins, C., Siggins, A., Turner, J., Booth, T., Crawford, D., Jovanovic, T., Hobbs, T., Opie, K., Almeida, A. and Carter, J.
Year
2008
Title
Regional opportunities for agroforestry systems in Australia
Document Type
Report
Report Number
08/176
Place Published
Barton ACT
Publisher
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: "Agroforestry may confer many commercial and environmental benefits. How it is implemented is often an economic exercise, modified by community attitudes and social acceptance. A major impediment to expansion of agroforestry in the marginal regions of Australia, where the net environmental benefits are likely to be greatest, has been the inability to quantify and present the economic case. Investment in agroforestry, as with any type of investment, often comes down to risk identification and management. More recently, we have been aware of potential tradeoffs such as interception of water that otherwise would be available for consumptive or environmental use. The aim, as far as possible, is to be cognisant of all these impacts to maximise the benefits and minimise the tradeoffs. There are a large number of potential agroforestry systems and many regions across Australia in which they could be established. There is therefore a strong argument that investment in R&D of these systems and underpinning market drivers needs to be well focussed to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of funding. This research aims to synthesise spatial information on the productivity and economics of agroforestry systems in Australia and compare the outputs with market opportunities for agroforestry and inferred support from the regional NRM bodies and other groups. It targets a range of potential investors in agroforestry (private enterprise, governments and regional bodies) to help with decision making. It also aims to help identify future investment needs for research to assist the JVAP with planning."
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