Event Details

Date:
Tuesday, 23 July 2019 - Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room:
S324
UQ Location:
Hartley Teakle Building (St Lucia)
Event category(s):

Event Contact

Name:
Dr Dominic Smith
Phone:
52408
Email:
d.smith1@uq.edu.au
Org. Unit:
Agriculture and Food Sciences

Event Description

Full Description:
Native Forest Management will Increase Farm Incomes and the Resilience of Rural Communities in Queensland

Lead author and speaker: Tyron Venn
Co-authors: Ben Francis, Tom Lewis, Sean Ryan and Robbie McGavin

The majority of the private native forest estate in Queensland is on properties where the main activity is beef cattle grazing, which is the largest agricultural industry in the state by value and land area. However, this forest is in a state of low productivity and ecological condition following a century of poor management. After highlighting the economic causes of this problem, the seminar will detail applied research that has revealed the strong financial performance of silviculture to improve forest productivity, and how this could translate into increased farm incomes and rural employment opportunities. Policy solutions are then proposed to overcome market failures in private native forest management.

This presentation is part of a seminar series within SAFS covering Rural Development, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. The seminars include a range of interesting topics relating to ongoing or completed research and will be held fortnightly at Tuesday lunchtimes.

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St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.

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