Rural Development, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Seminars: Native Forest Management will Increase Farm Incomes and the Resilience of Rural Communities in Queensland
Event Details
- Date:
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Tuesday, 23 July 2019 - Tuesday, 23 July 2019
- Time:
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Room:
- S324
- UQ Location:
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Hartley Teakle Building (St Lucia)
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Event Description
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- 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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