Rice Breeding Australia Annual Results: September 2023 to August 2024
As part of this project, Rice Breeding Australia Ltd. (RBA) has rapidly evolved the previous rice breeding program despite significant challenges in its first year...
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Extension in the rice industry
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Published: 9 Jan 2014
Author(s): Glyde, Scott , Gray, Ian, Ovenden, Ben , Dunn, Tony
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Extension for the rice industry is at a crossroads, with intersecting forces of a period of reduced expenditure on research and extension at the end of a long period of drought, continuing uncertainty about the supply of irrigation water, and the desire of governments to re-examine extension responsibilities and arrangements.
This report examines current extension arrangements and points towards future possibilities against a background of extension theory and comparisons with other industries and situations.
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