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Department Of Agriculture Submission To The State Sustainability Strategy, Anne Bennett, Ross George

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The following report was written in response to the Focus on the Future, a consultation paper for the State Sustainability Strategy for Western Australia.

The report discusses:

• recommendations for the Sustainability Policy Unit to consider when developing the State Sustainability Strategy.

• defining sustainability and the implications for agriculture;

• opportunities for moving towards a sustainable industry;

• trends and challenges faced by agriculture; and

• some case studies of how the agricultural sector is currently developing and implementing sustainable agricultural practices.

Self Reliant Agriculture For Arid Lands, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

More than a billion people face the challenge of supporting themselves in the world's arid lands. Much can be improved by refining and adopting the best traditional practices and crops from around the world. The lessons learned can also help develop new and improved agronomic practices and crops.