Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Agriculture is a pillar of the Queensland economy—it creates jobs, generates over $13.7 billion per annum for the Queensland economy and is the lifeblood of many rural and regional communities across the state. The Queensland Government understands the importance of agriculture and is committed to getting the industry back on track. To ....

This product is an experimental prototype and should be used cautiously. It is not a predictive tool. Its main intended use is to estimate the likelihood of sequences of rainfall, like exceeding 150mm in Winter or 25mm in each month of May to October and the like. The event percentile function (Event analysis: percentile) should be used with cons ....

Report for stakeholders on the activities of the RDA Barossa and Barossa region. Report Locationhttp://www.barossa.org.au/assets/Uploads/Publications--Reports/Annual-Report-2013/FINAL-Annual-Report-email-no-front-cover-SMALL-CW-stake-holder-reporting.pdf ....

RDA Far North Annual Report 2012-13 update on business and economic development in the region. Report Locationhttp://www.rdafn.com.au/_literature_149132/Annual_Report_2012-2013 ....

The Goldfields Esperance Regional Plan sets out the strategic framework for RDA Goldfields Esperance to contribute to the regional vision. Its priorities are: Attracting and retaining population Increasing access to affordable, adaptable and secure housing Enhancing industry resilience and innovation Ensuring a healthy and valued environme ....

The Kimberley region of Western Australia is a unique and vast area of desert, river and saltwater country. On the world stage, it is regarded as a last frontier and is renowned for its rugged beauty, isolation, Aboriginal heritage and large areas of pristine wilderness. RDA Kimberley's vision for the region is to create an environment of oppo ....

Annual report of the RDA Limestone Coast. Update on the Regional Roadmap plan on economic development, infrastructure, population growth, skills, leadership development, tourism, lifestyle, promotion, and community wellbeing. Update of key performance indicators for state and local government target outcomes. Overview of strategiec actions and sm ....

The RDA Riverina Regional Plan is a road map for the future development of the Riverina region. Through discussions and consultations with various stakeholders across the region and the review of existing planning documents a footprint for action has been developed. The key emerging priorities and issues are:  Infrastructure development- ....

The RDA Tasmania Regional Plan is reviewed annually to update profiling information and revise RDA Tasmania's strategic direction and regional priorities. Draft priorities are shared with a wide range of stakeholders to invite input and this feedback is incorporated throughout the drafting process. Five broad priorities have been identified by R ....

Approximately 184,500 people are directly employed in mining, oil and gas operations which is about 1.6 per cent of the Australian workforce. The jobs and associated skills required for these resource operations can vary from project to project and company to company. Despite Resource Sector employment only representing a small proportion of our ....

This RIRDC study of farm diversification in the Northern Midlands of Tasmania draws out the complex of factors that influence decision making about change. This region has been affected by the downturn in the wool industry and severe drought (now broken) over the four years preceding the study. These factors along with the recent availability of ....

Australian farmers operate in a volatile business environment, subject to the vagaries of the Australian climate and fully exposed to capricious international agricultural commodity markets. Periodically, a combination of climate and market factors create particularly challenging periods for farm businesses, during which time there are inevitable ....

This paper provides background information about the committee's inquiry into Queensland's Agriculture and Resources Industries and flags issues that the committee invites comment on. The paper also provides guidelines to assist submitters. Report Locationhttp://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/committees/AREC/2012/QldARI ....

The International Workshop on Reducing Vulnerability of Agriculture and Forestry to Climate Variability and Climate Change held in Ljubljana, Solvenia, from 7 to 9 October 2002 addressed a range of important issues relating to climate variability, climate change, agriculture, and forestry including the state of agriculture and forestry ....