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Inquiry into the role of government in assisting Australian farmers to adapt to the impacts of climate change

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Report

On Monday 15 March 2010, the Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Resources tabled its report on the Inquiry into the role of government in assisting Australian farmers to adapt to the impacts of climate change, entitled Farming the Future: The role of government in assisting Australian farmers to adapt to the impacts of climate change .

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 7 chapters and 4 appendices.

Farming the Future: The role of government in assisting Australian farmers to adapt to the impacts of climate change

Preliminary pages (PDF 303KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 97KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 461KB)
Making decisions on-farm

Chapter 3 (PDF 936KB)
Current and prospective adaptations

Chapter 4 (PDF 261KB)
Energy on farms

Chapter 5 (PDF 237KB)
Climate modelling and weather forecasting

Chapter 6 (PDF 360KB)
Research and extension

Chapter 7 (PDF 293KB)
Role of Government

Appendix A (PDF 113KB)
The Inquiry

Appendix B (PDF 117KB)
List of submissions

Appendix C (PDF 142KB)
List of exhibits

Appendix D (PDF 134KB)
List of witnesses

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