Issue No 12, July 1999.

NOTICE: Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the Advice on Publications Available.

31. Publications

Listing of Publications for July 1999 issue; details below:

Food and other crops in Fiji: an annotated bibliography
Australian Herb Industry Resource Guide
Herbal Harvest: Commercial Organic Production of Quality Dried Herbs
Tea Tree: The Genus Melaleuca
The Bamboo Handbook
Bamboo World
Bamboo Rediscovered
Bamboo Plantation Establishment and Management Papers
The Sirolli Report
Ripples from the Zambezi
Kava (Piper methysticum) in the South Pacific:
Seeds of Change
Bushfood Plants
Bushfood Plants for Cold Climates
Medicinal Plants of the World
Encyclopaedia of Seed Production of World Crops
Antinutrients and Phytochemicals in Food
The Curator
Top Ten Management: managing for profitable and sustainable farming
Making money from grain
Professional Farming and the Drivers of Profit
A Guide to Good Practice in Local Government
Aussie Plant Finder 1998/99
Marketing Agricultural Products
The Plant-book
The State of Food and Agriculture 1998
Diversity for Development
Land Care Manual
Agriculture And The Environmental Imperative
Preserving Rural Australia: Issues and solutions
Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Australia's recent performance
The Quest For Sustainable Agriculture And Land Use
Potential Opportunities for Increased Production of Processed Asian Foods in Australia
Specialty Mushrooms - Improved Postharvest Handling and Storage
Bamboo for Shoots and Timber
The Chinese Waterchestnut Industry
Culinary Bamboo Shoots in Australia: Preliminary Research Results
The Australian Seaweed Industry
Production of Vegetable Green Soybean
Australian Asian Vegetables - An Assessment of Market Demand in Australia
Production and Postharvest Handling of Chinese Cabbage
Market Opportunities for Fresh and Processed Asian Vegetables
Food Distribution in China and Hong Kong - Market Profile and Directory
Feeding the Dragon: Processed Asian Food Opportunities in China and Hong Kong
Market Compendium of Asian Vegetables
Audit of the Australian Asian Vegetables Industry
Asian vegetable industry in East Gippsland
Food Retailing in South East Asia - Exploiting the Opportunities
Asian Food in Australia - Getting a Bigger Bite
The Market for Processed Food and Beverage Products in Urban China
Asian Foods - Market Trends and Prospects
Asian Vegetables Industry Conference
Indigenous Indian Dairy Desserts
Agribusiness and Processed Food Development in South East Asia
The New Rural Industries - A Handbook for Farmers and Investors
Access to Asian Foods Newsletter

By TK Lim and EM Fleming
ISBN 1 86320 240 4
Published by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
ACIAR Monograph No 55

This bibliographic study is a part of a range of strategic approaches used in a feasibility study on the status, constraints and solutions in the production, marketing and consumption of nutritious food crops in Fiji. The primary objective of the annotated bibliography was to assist in the identification of pre- and post-production activities on food crops that have received considerable research and development emphasis and, conversely, highlight those important areas that have received inadequate emphasis and require greater focus and more action.

The scope of the bibliography includes published and unpublished (mimeograph) documents on research and development activities that were readily accessible or available to those assembling the bibliography. These documents report on work carried out in relation to all aspects of production, marketing and consumption of nutritious food crops in Fiji.

An attempt has been made to scan publications from the early years of European visitations to Fiji in the 1860s until the present.

However, the literature survey is not exhaustive, as many publications were unavailable or inaccessible. For similar reasons, some citations were not annotated. Associated literature from other Pacific countries has also been included where it was considered relevant to food and agriculture in Fiji.

The bibliographic study is expected to be useful to researchers, scientists, policy makers, planners, nutritionists and health workers.

The bibliography is arranged according to key production activities and crops, as outlined below. Entries have been arranged chronologically in 10-year segments and then alphabetically according to the first author's surname.

Production topics were grouped as follows:

Agricultural development planning and policies
Land tenure
Agricultural economics, marketing, geography and statistics
Agricultural extension, education, information and research techniques
Agricultural production practices and farming systems (irrigation and water management, cultural practices and farming systems)
Soil management, soil conservation and plant nutrition
Crop introduction, distribution and description
Insect pests, plant diseases and weeds (including general plant protection)
Weedicides, pesticides and their application technology
Plant tissue culture and biotechnology
Post-harvest handling, grading, processing and technology
Food and human nutrition

Crop categories covered included:

Pulses, legumes and leguminous trees
Vegetables
Rice and other cereals
Fruits (bananas, papaya, pineapple, breadfruit, citrus, passionfruit, guava, mango, melons)
Nut crops
Beverages (cocoa, coffee, tea, kava)
Spices (vanilla, pepper, turmeric)
Sugarcane
Root and tuber crops (ginger, taro, tannia, giant swamp taro, yams, cassava, sweet potato, potato, miscellaneous)
Coconut and other palms
Miscellaneous cash crops

Available from:

Bibliotech
GPO Box 4
Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6257 2479
Facsimile: 02 6257 5088
Email: books@bibliotech.com.au
Web Site for ordering: http://203.37.31.65/Bibliotech/main.htm
378 pp, 1999

ACIAR can be contacted at:
ACIAR House
Traeger Court
Fern Hill Park, Bruce, ACT 2617
GPO Box 1571
Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6217 0500
Facsimile: 02 6217 0501
Email: aciar@aciar.gov.au
Web Site: http://www.aciar.gov.au/

Australian Herb Industry Resource Guide
With New Zealand Supplement

Compiled by Kim and Michael Fletcher
ISSN 1327 919X
Published by Focus on Herbs Consultancy and Information Service
PO Box 203
Launceston Tasmania 7259
Telephone: 03 6330 1493
Facsimile: 03 6330 1498
Email: admin@focusonherbs.com.au
Web site: http://www.focusonherbs.com.au

Information provided in this Guide is supplied by the businesses listed in the book; those businesses listed in previous editions were asked to update their details for this edition.

Anyone in a herb business or offering herb-related services to the industries in either Australia or New Zealand who wishes to be included in future editions of the Resource Guide should send the relevant details of their business to Focus on Herbs Consultancy and Information Service; inclusion is free.

Contents: Associations, Consultants, Courses, Display Gardens, Equipment, Essential Oils, General, Ginseng, Growers - Culinary, Growers - Medicinal, Herbal Events, Herbal Food and Beverage Products, Importers and Processors, Lavender, Medicinal, Native Herbs, Nurseries, Publications - Books, Publications - Magazines, Seeds, Technical Services, New Zealand Supplement, Index 1 - Categories of Products, Index 2 - Business and Personal Name, Herbs Australia.

Available from:
Focus on Herbs Consultancy and Information Service
PO Box 203
Launceston Tasmania 7259
Telephone: 03 6330 1493
Facsimile: 03 6330 1498
Email: admin@focusonherbs.com.au
Web site: http://www.focusonherbs.com.au
Price: AUD25+4.50 (postage and handling)
152pp, 1999

Herbal Harvest: Commercial Organic Production of Quality Dried Herbs
Second edition

By Greg Whitten
Published by Bloomings Books
The Stables, 21 Isabella Grove
Hawthorn Victoria 3122
Telephone: 03 9819 6363
Facsimile: 03 9819 1862
ISBN 1 876473 04 5

A new edition of this excellent book has finally been released. This is the first book to buy if one is buying any books on the commercial side of the herb industry in Australia.

Herbal Harvest has rapidly become the bible for new as well as established herb growers since it was first released in 1997. It provides a comprehensive guide to small/intermediate scale commercial production of dried herbs in temperate regions but much of the information is also valid for other parts of the country and elsewhere in the world (the author has experience growing in several regions of Australia and also in north America).

The emphasis is on organic and bio-dynamic production with details on growing, harvesting, drying and processing of over 100 species of tea/culinary/medicinal herbs. This book is based on the author's 20 years or more experience in growing and marketing premium quality herbs. It is easy to read, practical and full of information that is vital for anyone trying to succeed in a very competitive industry.

Contents:

An Introduction (Growing Herbs in Australia; How I Came to be Growing Herbs; The Current Situation in the General; Herb Trade in Australia)

Section 1: General Information

A Brief Outline (The Importance of Growing Organically; General Cultivation Requirements; Choice of Crops; Harvesting and Drying; Marketing; Capital Requirements; Herb Fever)

Making a Start (Climate: Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Frost, Evaluating the Suitability of Climate; Site: Microclimate, Soil, Irrigation, Slope, Pollution and Contamination, Previous Management, Pests and Diseases, Area, Choice of Crops; Other Requirements for Getting Started: Drying and Processing Facilities, Cultivating and Harvesting Equipment, Propagation Material, A Source of Compost, Organic Certification, What Else?)

Weed Management and Control (Overview: What Is a Weed?, The Impact of Weeds, Laissez-faire Approaches, Managing Weeds in Different Types of Crop, Choice of Crop According to Weed Control Needs, A Systematic Approach to Weed Control; Strategies for Effective Weed Control: Good Initial Soil Preparation, Initial Bare Fallow, Layout, Effective and Efficient Tools and Equipment, A Plan of Action, Killing Weeds Thoroughly, Action at Critical Times, Dealing with Problem Weeds, Mulching, Avoid Letting Herbs Become Weeds, Quarantine, Flame Weeding, Hot Water Weeding, Tickle Weeding, Selective Grazing, Mowing, What about the Benefits of Weeds?, Making Weeding a Priority)

Propagation and Planting (The Trial Plot; Identification; Propagation Methods: Vegetative Propagation, Growing Herbs from Seed, Propagation Facilities; Planting Out: Timing, Layout, Rotation)

Herb Growth Types (Spreading Herbs; Expanding Clump Herbs; Perennial Crown Herbs; Woody Perennials; Trees and Shrubs; Annuals, Biennials and Short-lived Perennials)

Compost (Desirable Characteristics of Compost; Materials for Making Compost; Gathering Compost Materials; Factors for Successful Compost Making; Turning Compost; Spreading Compost; Alternatives to Making Compost)

Irrigation (Water Supply; Types of Irrigation System: Flood Irrigation, Furrow Irrigation, Sprinklers, Trickle Irrigation; Management of Water: Setting Up the Irrigation System, Managing Sprinkler Irrigation, Managing Trickle Irrigation)

Pests and Diseases (Factors Reducing Pest and Disease Problems; Managing Pests and Diseases; Strategies for Pest and Disease Control; Strategies for Individual Pests: Grasshoppers, Aphids, Snails, Slugs, Two-spotted Mite (Red Spider), Red-legged Earth Mite; Strategies for Individual Diseases)

Biodynamic Aspects (A Biodynamic Approach to Dried Herb Production: The Biodynamic Preparations, The Compost Preparations, Using the Compost Preparations, Moon and Planet Rhythms, Pest and Disease Control, The Farm as an Organism, Associations Involved with Biodynamics, Further Reading)

Harvesting (Harvesting Leaf, Leaf and Flower, Aerial Parts: Timing, Equipment, Making a Catching Scythe, Other Possibilities for Harvesting Technique; Harvesting Flowers: Timing, Equipment, Technique; Harvesting Roots: Timing, Equipment, Technique; Harvesting Fruit: Timing, Equipment, Technique; Harvesting Seed: Timing, Equipment, Technique; Harvesting Bark: Timing, Equipment, Technique)

Drying (Drying for Quality: Factors Affecting Quality, Selecting a Drying System, Drying on Portable Screens, Making Drying Screens; The Drying Shed: Ambient Air Drying; Procedures for Ambient Air Drying: Drying Leaf Herbs with Ambient Air, Drying Flower Herbs with Ambient Air, Drying Fruit Herbs with Ambient Air; Drying with Heated Air: Design, Building a Small Cabinet Dryer, Operating the Cabinet Dryer, Drying Leaf Herbs in the Cabinet Dryer, Drying Flower Herbs in the Cabinet Dryer, Drying Fruit Herbs in the Cabinet Dryer, Drying Root Herbs in the Cabinet Dryer, Drying Bark Herbs in the Cabinet Dryer, A Wood-Fired Cabinet Dryer, Solar Heat Options, Circulation Drying with Heated Air; Other Drying Systems: Outside Drying, Drying in Bunches in Shade, Inside Floor Drying, Recirculation of Used Air, Drying with a Heat Pump Dehumidifier, Sun Drying under Cover, A Greenhouse Covered with Black Plastic, Freeze Drying, Comparison of Drying Costs of Various Systems, Sharing a Central Drying Facility)

Processing (Methods of Processing: Categories of Herb According to Use, Processing Facilities; Processing Leaf Herbs: Equipment for Preparing Tea and Culinary Grade Leaf Herbs, Technique, Soil Contamination; Processing Flower Herbs; Processing Root Herbs: Milling, Rubbing, Removing Soil Contamination; Processing Fruit Herbs: Cleaning Fruits; Processing Bark Herbs; Quality Assessment: Important Aspects of Quality; Packing and Storage: Storage Containers, Labelling, Recording, Insect and Vermin Control in Storage, Shipping)

Marketing and the Economics of Herb Growing (Marketing: An Overview of the Australian Herb Market, Buyers of Herbs Grown in Australia, Marketing Organic Herbs, Price, Stability, The Therapeutic Goods Act 1991, Financial Viability, Expenditure, Comparisons of Gross Returns, Establishing and Maintaining a Market, Maintaining Your Market, Where to From Here?, Group Marketing)

Section 2: Individual crops
Species Covered, Explanatory Notes on the Individual Crop Entries

Spreading Herbs (Coltsfoot, English Couch Grass, Gipsywort, Golden Seal, Ground Ivy, Horseradish, Field Horsetail, Licorice, Passionflower, Pennyroyal, Peppermint, Raspberry, Spearmint, St. John's Wort, Tansy, Yarrow)

Expanding Clump Herbs (Bergamot, Roman Chamomile, English Comfrey, Dandelion, Hops, Melissa Balm, Mugwort, Greater Nettle, Oregano, Scullcap, French Tarragon, Valerian, Sweet Violet)

Perennial Crown Herbs (Agrimony, Alfalfa, Globe Artichoke, Greater Celandine, Chives, Narrow Leaf Echinacea, Elecampane, Fennel, Figwort, Garlic, Ginseng, Goat's Rue, Black Horehound, Lady's Mantle, Lemon Grass, Marshmallow, Meadowsweet, Motherwort, Pasque Flower, Greater Plantain, Poke, Red Clover, Stoneroot, Vervain, Wood Betony, Wormwood)

Woody Perennials (Feverfew, Gum Plant, Hyssop, English Lavender, Lemon Thyme, Marjoram, Sweet Rosernary, Rue, Sage, Thyme)

Trees and Shrubs (Balm of Gilead Poplar, Bay, Cascara Sagrada, Chaste Tree, Crampbark, Black Elder, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Lemon Verbena, Linden, Dog Rose, Willow, Witch Hazel)

Annuals, Biennials and Short-lived Perennials (Angelica, Aniseed, Basil, Blessed Thistle, Burdock, Calendula, Caraway, Catnip, Celery, Chicory, Coriander, Dill, Broad Leaf Echinacea, Great Mullein, Oats, Parsley)

Wildcrafting and Weed Harvesting (English Broom, Centaury, Chickweed, Cleavers, English Couch Grass, Dandelion, Yellow Dock, Black Elder, Eucalyptus (Blue Gum), Fennel, Hawthorn, White Horehound, Melissa Balm, Mountain Pepper, Great Mullein, Lesser Nettle, Pennyroyal, Greater Periwinkle, Greater Plantain, Narrow Leaf Plantain, Poke, Red Clover, Wild Rose, Shepherd's Purse, Sheep Sorrel, St John's Wort, Variegated Thistle, Yarrow)

Information Charts (Growing; Harvesting, Drying, Prices and Marketing)

Appendixes (Leaf Shapes and Arrangements; Diagram of a Flower and Illustrations of Flower Arrangements; Suppliers, Buyers and Organisations)
Bibliography
Glossary
General Index
Index of Individual Herb Crops
Metric Conversion Tables

Available from:
Focus on Herbs Consultancy and Information Service
PO Box 203
Launceston Tasmania 7259
Telephone: 03 6330 1493
Facsimile: 03 6330 1498
Email: admin@focusonherbs.com.au
Web site: http://www.focusonherbs.com.au
556pp, 1997
Price: AUD70 (+AUD8 postage and packing)

Edited by Ian Southwell and Robert Lowe
Wollongbar Agricultural Institute
New South Wales Agriculture
ISBN 90 5702 417 9

Published by Harwood Academic Publishers 
(An imprint of the Gordon and Breach Publishing Group)

An up-to-date treatment of the scientific and commercial aspects of this increasingly popular medicinal plant genus, this volume covers material written by tea tree specialists dealing with significant aspects of Melaleuca alternifolia, including botany, chemistry, cultivation, agronomy, processing, toxicology, bioactivity, uses and marketing.

Cajuput (Melaleuca cajuputi), Niaouli (Melaleuca quinquenervia) and potentially commercial Melaleucas are also reviewed. The book will be of interest to all of those concerned with the study and use of medicinal and aromatic plants and provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of the status of tea tree.

Contents: Behind the Names: The Botany of Tea Tree, Cajuput and Niaouli; Tea Tree Constituents; Cultivation of Tea Tree; Weed Management in Tea Tree Plantations; Insect Pests of Tea Tree - Can Plantation Pests be Managed?; Biomass and Oil Production of Tea Tree; Tea Tree Breeding; Tea Tree Oil Distillation; Biological Activity of Tea Tree Oil; Toxicology of Tea Tree Oil; Tea Tree Oil in Cosmoceuticals - From Head to Toe; Formulating for Effect; Tea Tree Oil Marketing Trends; Cajuput Oil; Melaleuca Quinquenervia (Cavanilles); Potentially Commercial Melaleucas

Available from:

Fine Arts Press, Craftsman House
Level 1, Tower A
112 Talavera Road
North Ryde New South Wales 2113
Telephone: 02 9878 8222
Facsimile: 02 9878 8122
Email: info@gbhap.com.au
296 pp, 1999
Price: AUD176

The Bamboo Handbook
Australian/International Issue
Bamboo selection, establishment, utilisation
The farmers, growers and product developers guide

Durnford L Dart

This practical guide for growing Bamboo provides detailed, accurate and most valuable information for existing or prospective growers of the world's most versatile plant. In providing financial information relative to the Western economy, this invaluable text book suggests seemingly endless possibilities for environmental enhancement and the establishment of potentially highly profitable products and businesses. Being an unbiased manual based on the first-hand experiences of leading commercial Australian bamboo grower Durnford Dart, it will attract wide-ranging readership from Government Ministers, agriculturists, permaculturists, environmentalists, business and product developers, educationalists and their students.

Available from:
Bamboo Australia
1171 Kenilworth Road
Belli Park Queensland 4562
Facsimile: 07 5447 0299
Email: bamboo@bamboo-oz.com.au
Price: AUD39.50 (= AUD3.50 Postage and packing)

By Victor Cusack

Photographs by Deirdre Stewart
Published by Kangaroo Press/Simon and Schuster (Australia)

ISBN 0 86417 934 0

The most comprehensive book on commercial bamboo plantations ever published, covering market analysis, species selection, agricultural management, harvesting techniques, environment etc. Study advanced edible shoot or timber plantation technology, harvesting and curing timber culms, shoot preparation, cooking, recipes, making your own bamboo paper, building, architecture, etc.

Other contents include: Comparison of clumping (sympodial) and running (monopodial) bamboos; Plant description including its parts; Growth, flowering cycles and propagation; Growing conditions and procedures; Species selection advice for garden, landscaping, structural, furniture; Species descriptions, common names, origin, specific uses and edibility; Species lists of sympodial bamboos available in Australia; Indigenous Australian bamboo species; Harvesting and curing; Edible shoots for home consumption, and which ones you can eat; Plantations for edible shoots or timber, with species selection; Plantation establishment costs and management techniques; Building design principles and building designs you can construct; Building joints and techniques, both traditional and modern; Furniture making including details of the tools and techniques; Furniture designs; Fence making and designs; Mobile water toys and how to make them; Screen making, Balinese and others; Chemical treatment and equipment; Pests and diseases; General technique including splitting and cutting holes, etc; Musical instrument making; Edible shoot cooking, including comprehensive recipes; Papermaking and the gear you need.

Available from:
Bamboo World
Murwillumbah Road
Wadeville, New South Wales 2474
Telephone: 02 6689 7214
Facsimile: 02 6689 7035
Or from bookshops.
224pp, 1999
Price: AUD69.95 on site; AUD80 (including Express postage within Australia).

Victor Cusack
Published by Earth Garden Books
ISBN 0 9595889 8 1

Contains comprehensive chapters on establishing edible shoot plantations, species selection, management, harvesting timber and shoots, statistics on overseas plantings, and a wealth of other relevant detail about commercial bamboo plantations and bamboo generally for Australian conditions.

Available from:
Bamboo World
Murwillumbah Road
Wadeville, New South Wales 2474
Telephone: 02 6689 7214
Facsimile: 02 6689 7035
95pp, 1997
Price: AUD20 on site; AUD23 (including postage within Australia).

The following are various papers (with many pages of data) which were presented by Victor Cusack of Bamboo World at workshops and congresses in Australia and overseas.

1. Comparative Data on Existing Bamboo Plantation Species

2. Bamboo Edible Shoot and Timber Plantation - Dendrocalamus asper. Establishment Costs and Income per Hectare"

3. Criteria for Selection and Management of Bamboo Shoot Species for Australia (Vth International Bamboo Congress - 1998)

4. Subsidiary Notes (Information gathered during recent overseas visits.)

5. Culm and Shoot Management - When Does One Harvest? Bambusa oldhamii and Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Available from:
Bamboo World
Murwillumbah Road
Wadeville, New South Wales 2474
Telephone: 02 6689 7214
Facsimile: 02 6689 7035
Price: AUD10 (including postage within Australia).
 
The Sirolli Report
Periodical

Issued by the Sirolli Institute
PO Box 4342
St Paul, Minnesota 55104 USA
Telephone: 1 651 291 2542
Facsimile: 1 651 222 0597
Email: sirolli@visi.com

Sirolli Institute Canada
6715-95 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 1A6 Canada
Telephone: 1 403 413 4461
Facsimile: 1 403 466 0329

Sirolli Institute Australia
PO Box 169
Esperance, Western Australia 6450
Telephone: 0414 518 823

Believing that the creativity and passion of its people are the key to the long term success of every community, Ernesto Sirolli developed the concept of Enterprise Facilitation as an outgrowth of his work in international development. EF, first put to the test in the small rural Australian city of Esperance, provides the social technology necessary to harness the inherent entrepreneurial assets of a community.

'Enterprise Facilitation helps communities help themselves by enhancing their ability to support entrepreneurial growth,' Sirolli says. 'It is the only way we have found to actually train people in the community to be responsive to the overall needs of entrepreneurs.'

'The real answers to economic development are waiting to be discovered in every community,' says Sirolli. 'Entrepreneurs know what they want to do - they have their dreams -- but they often lack the technical expertise to make their dreams a reality. With the proper coaching and assistance in business development, a spirit of entrepreneurship can take root and flourish in every community. The key is to find ways to let the community take responsibility for its own economic success. Enterprise Facilitation presents a social technology for allowing this to happen.'

Ripples from the Zambezi
Passion, Entrepreneurship and the Rebirth of Local Economies

Ernesto Sirolli
ISBN 0 86571 397 9

Republished by New Society Publishers
PO Box 189
Gabriola Island
British Columbia Canada V0R 1X0
Telephone: 1 250 247 9737
Facsimile: 1 250 247 7471
Email: info@newsociety.com
http://www.newsociety.com/index.html

Ernesto Sirolli is a man of many extraordinary but simple ideas. Sirolli says our society should give up its pushy and paranoid pursuit of trying to motivate people to work, especially young people. Instead, we should let them discover what really grabs them, and then be available with the best possible knowledge (Permaculture International Journal).

After six years of economic development work in Zambia, Kenya, the Ivory Coast, Algeria, and Somalia, Ernesto Sirolli witnessed how little most foreign aid programs were actually doing for the people they hoped to help.

However well intentioned, Sirolli points out that inappropriate development often creates more problems than it solves. This was the genesis of an exciting alternative to traditional economic development which has been successfully implemented in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and in fourteen urban and rural communities in the US. Based on the fundamental principles that:big, modern, and expensive is not necessarily the best solution; and if people don't ask for help, leave them alone, Sirolli developed an innovative program to revitalize urban and rural economies, one person at a time. Through "Enterprise Facilitation," depressed communities can build lasting hope and prosperity by first helping individuals to recognize their talents and their business passion, and then providing the skills and technology necessary to transform their dreams into meaningful and rewarding work. Ripples from the Zambezi is full of anecdotal material, examples, and information to inspire people-centered economics, mobilize civic leadership, find resources, and tap into individuals' dreams for an energetic, diverse, and economically and culturally rich community.

Web site: http://www.newsociety.com/rfz.html

For availability, contact:
New Society Publishers
PO Box 189
Gabriola Island
British Columbia Canada V0R 1X0
Telephone: 1 250 247 9737
Facsimile: 1 250 247 7471
Email: info@newsociety.com

Or the Sirolli Institute:
http://www.sirolli.com/ripples.html

Kava (Piper methysticum) in the South Pacific:
Its importance, methods of cultivation, cultivars, diseases and pests

By RI Davis
Currently at: Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
c/- Queensland Department of Primary Industries
Centre for Tropical Agriculture
PO Box 1054
Mareeba Queensland 4880

And JF Brown
Botany Department
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351
ISBN 1 86320 257 9

Published by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
ACIAR Technical Reports Series 46

This report discusses kava myths and ceremonies, the relative importance of kava as a cash crop, the kava plant and its cultivation and the diseases and pests commonly found in kava gardens. It also describes the main kava cultivars grown in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa, reports the results of field trials on the effects of shading on kava growth and yield and compares the growth patterns and yields of 10 different kava cultivars in Vanuatu.

Available from:
Bibliotech
GPO Box 4
Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6257 2479
Facsimile: 02 6257 5088
Email: books@bibliotech.com.au
Web Site for ordering: http://203.37.31.65/Bibliotech/main.htm
32 pp, 1999

ACIAR can be contacted at:
ACIAR House
Traeger Court
Fern Hill Park, Bruce, ACT 2617
GPO Box 1571
Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6217 0500
Facsimile: 02 6217 0501
Email: aciar@aciar.gov.au
Web Site: http://www.aciar.gov.au/

Seeds of Change
Six plants that transformed mankind

Henry Hobhouse

Published by Papermac
An imprint of Macmillan Publishers Ltd
25 Eccleston Place
London SW1W 9NF

The author shows how man's need or greed for these six products has changed the face of history and shaped destinies. This book argues that these commodities have had a more profound effect on the world than most wars and revolutions.

Contents: Quinine (Quinine and the white man's burden), Sugar (Sugar and the slave trade), Tea (Tea and the destruction of China), Cotton (Cotton and the American South), The potato (The potato, Ireland and the United States), Coca (How and Andean boon became a courge on the streets), Bibliography, Index.

Available from booksellers
Price: AUD30
381pp, 1999

Bushfood Plants
Useful and edible Australian plants for the South East

By Merryn Carey and Peter Gow
South Coast Flora
146 Dignams Creek Road
Via Narooma NSW 2546
Telephone: 02 6493 6747
Published by Sapphire Coast Producers Association

This booklet aims to promote a range of bush food plants suitable to cooler temperate areas of Australia, particularly the south east coastal region. The booklet provides more details on those species which are currently used and promoted by the major bushfood suppliers. Such species will be easier to market due to their high profile in the industry.

The authors recommend that bush food plants are grown as integrated plantings, utilising permaculture type principles as far as practicable. Species that require shade and protection can be inter-planted with hardier species. Integrated, mixed plantings are less likely to suffer from pest and disease problems.

Contents:

Banksia marginata
Black apple (Planchonella australis)
Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
Blechnum fern (Blechnum sp.)
Blue quandong (Eleocarpus grandis)
Brown pine or Illawarra plum pine (Podocarpus elatus)
Brush cherry (Syzygium australe)
Bunya nut (Araucaria bidwilli)
Callistemon citrinus
Cider gum (Eucalyptus gunii)
Coastal wattle (Acacia longifolia var sophorae)
Davidson's plum (Davidsonia puriens)
Finger lime (Microcitrus australasica)
Flax lily (Dianella caerulea)
Green wattle (Acacia decurrans)
Illawarra flame tree (Brachychiton acerifolius)
Karkalla or Coastal pigface (Carpobrotus rossii)
Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneum)
Lilly pilly (Acmena smithii)
Macadamia nut (Macadamia integrifolia)
Macadamia nut (Macadamia tetraphylla)
Magenta cherry (Syzygium paniculatum)
Matt rush (Lomandra longifolia)
Midjinberry (Midyim) (Austromyrtus dulcis)
Moreton Bay fig (Ficus rubignosa)
Mountain pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata)
Native cypress (Callitris rhomboidea)
Native grape (Cissus hypoglauca)
Native raspberries (Rubus hillii)
Native tamarind (Diploglottis australis)
Native tamarind (Diploglottis campbellii)
Native violet (Viola hederacea)
NZ spinach, Bower spinach, Warragul spinach (Tetragonia tetragonoides)
Port Jackson fig (Ficus macrophylla)
Riberry (Syzigium leuhmanii)
Rose leaved raspberry (Rubus rosifolius)
Sallow wattle (Acacia floribunda)
Sandpaper fig (Ficus coronata)
Sea celery (Apium prostatum var filiforme)
Silky oak (Grevillea robusta)
Small leaved raspberry (Rubus parvifolius)
Small vanilla lilly (Arthropodium minus)
Smoothbark apple (Angophora costata)
Twiggy myrtle (Baekea virgata)
Victorian Christmas bush (Prostanthera lasianthos)
Wombat berry (Eustrephus latifolius)

Available from
South Coast Flora
146 Dignams Creek Road
Cobargo Via Narooma NSW 2546
Telephone: 02 6493 6747
Price: AUD5.50 (postage included)
36pp, 1998

Bushfood Plants for Cold Climates
A guide to useful and edible Australian native plants for frosty places

By Merryn Carey and Peter Gow
South Coast Flora
146 Dignams Creek Road
Via Narooma NSW 2546
Telephone: 02 6493 6747

Appleberry (Billardiera cymosa)
Appleberry (Billardiera scandens)
Acacia podralyfolia
Acacia retinoides
Banksia integrifolia
Banksia marginata
Callistemon citrinus
Beard heath (Leucopogon sp)
Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
Brown pine or Illawarra plum pine (Podocarpus elatus)
Bunya nut (Araucaria bidwilli)
Cider gum (Eucalyptus gunii)
Coastal wattle (Acacia longifolia var sophorae)
Dwarf plum pine (Podocarpus spinulosus)
Flax lily (Dianella caerulea)
Golden wattle (Acacia longifolia)
Green wattle (Acacia decurrans)
Karkalla or Coastal pigface (Carpobrotus rossii)
Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneum)
Matt rush (Lomandra longifolia)
Midjinberry (Austromyrtus tenuifolium)
Midjinberry (Midyim) (Austromyrtus dulcis)
Mountain kangaroo apple (Solanum linearifolium)
Mountain pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata)
Murnong (Microceris scapigera)
Native cypress (Callitris sp)
Native leek (Bulbine semibarbata)
Native mint bush (Prostanthera sp)
Native onion (Bulbine bulbosa)
Native raspberries (Rubus hillii)
Native raspberries (Rubus sp)
Native river mint (Mentha australis)
Native sarsparilla (Smilax glycophylla)
Native violet (Viola hederacea)
NZ spinach, Bower spinach, Warragul spinach (Tetragonia tetragonoides)
Prickly currant bush (Comprosma quadrifida)
Reed (Phragmites communis)
Rose leaved raspberry (Rubus rosifolius)
Sallow wattle (Acacia floribunda)
Saw grass (Gahnia aspera)
Scrambling lilly (Geitonoplesium cymosum)
Sea celery (Apium prostatum var filiforme)
Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata)
Small leaved raspberry (Rubus parvifolius)
Small vanilla lilly (Arthropodium minus)
Tea tree (Leptospermum spp)
Twiggy myrtle (Baekea virgata)
Vanilla lilly (Arthropodium milleflorum)
Wombat berry (Eustrephus latifolius)

Available from
South Coast Flora
146 Dignams Creek Road
Cobargo Via Narooma NSW 2546
Telephone: 02 6493 6747
Price: AUD5.50 (postage included)
30pp

Medicinal Plants of the World
Chemical constituents, traditional and modern medicinal uses

By Ivan A Ross
ISBN 0 89603 542 5
Published by Humana Press Inc
999 Riverview Drive, Suite 208
Totowa New Jersey 07512 USA

This reference book should appeal to research scientists, phytochemists, toxicologists, physicians, pharmacists and other health care providers. It has been designed to integrate traditional and modern pharmacopoeias in order to develop a more efficient medicine; to build confidence and self-reliance in the use of medicinal plants; to revive an awareness of the importance of plants as sources of medicine; and to encourage their utilization and conservation. The book describes the traditional medicinal uses, the chemical constituents, the pharmacological activities and the clinical trials of 26 plants that are commonly used around the world as medicine.

Latin names have been used for each plant but the common names, together with the countries with which they are associated, are also listed. A chapter on nomenclature and descriptive terminology, botanical descriptions and the origin and distribution of each plant has also been included.

A bibliography of approximately 1600 references is presented for readers interested in more detailed information. It represents a diversity of disciplines that reflect the complexity of the field and the variety of interests in medicinal plants.

Contents: Nomenclature and Descriptive Terminology, Abrus precatorius (Sections on Common Names, Botanical Description, Origin and Distribution, Traditional Medicinal Uses, Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials are included for each species), Allium sativum, Aloe vera, Annona muricata, Carica papaya, Cassia alata, Catharanthus roseus, Curcuma longa, Cymbopogon citratus, Cyperus rotundus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Jatropha curcas, Lantana camara, Mucuna pruriens, Mangifera indica, Manihot esculenta, Momordica charantia, Moringa pterygosperma, Persea americana, Phyllanthus niruri, Portulaca oleracea, Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Syzygium cumini, Tamarindus indica, Cross reference, Glossary, Bibliography.

Available from booksellers.

Encyclopaedia of Seed Production of World Crops
Edited by A Fenwick Kelly and Raymond AT George
ISBN 0 471 98202 4

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Baffins Lane, Chichester
West Sussex PO19 1UD England
Telephone: 44 1243 779 777
Email: cs-books@wiley.co.uk
Web site: http://www.wiley.co.uk or http://www.wiley.com

Contents:

Contributors, Preface

Section 1 Principles (gives an account of the main points involved in growing a seed crop)

Structure of the Seed Industry (Role of the Private Sector, Government Plant Breeding and Seed Production Activity, Contract Seed Production and the Role of Seed Growers, Producing Seed for Own Use, References)

International Agreement and National Legislation

Part One: International (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Seed Schemes, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Quality Declared Seed System, Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA), International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA), Federation Internationale du Commerce des Semences (FIS) - International Seed Trade Federation, Asia and Pacific Seed Association (APSA))

Part Two: Examples of National Legislation (Canada, Chile, European Union, Ghana, Morocco, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, References)

Technical Aspects of Quality Control (Definitions of Quality: Components of a System, Genetic Quality, Generation Control: Seed Classes, Cultivar Identification: General Discussion, Cultivar Identification: Review of New Methods, Viability and Physical Purity, References)

Principles of Seed Production (Ecology of the Crop, Field Factors, Field Practices, Selection Pressure and Roguing, References)

Harvesting, Processing and Storage (When to Harvest: Seed Development and Ripening, Methods of Harvesting, Seed Handling after Harvest, Packaging, Seed Storage, Security of Stored Seed, References)

Seed Security (Plant Breeders and Cultivar Maintenance, Reserve Seed Stocks Against Major Disasters, References)

Section II Seed Growing of Particular Species (descriptions of seed growing of a comprehensive list of agricultural and vegetable plant species)

Alliaceae: Vegetable Crops (Allium cepa (Onion), Allium porrum (Leek))

Amaranthaceae: Agricultural Crops (Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus caudatus (grain amaranth)
Amaranthaceae: Vegetable Crops (Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus tricolor, Amaranthus dubius (African spinach), Celosia argentea (Lagos spinach))

Boraginaceae: Agricultural Crop (Borage officinalis (Borage))

Cannabidaceae: Agricultural Crop (Cannabis sativa (Hemp))

Chenopodiaceae: Agricultural Crops (Beta vulgaris subsp vulgaris (Sugar Beet), Chenopodium quinoa (Quinoa))
Chenopodiaceae: Vegetable Crops (Beta vulgaris subsp esculenta (Beetroot), Beta vulgaris subsp cycla (Chard), Spinacea oleracea (Spinach))

Compositae. Agricultural Crops (Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower), Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium (Pyrethrum), Guizotia abyssinica (Niger), Helianthus annuus (Sunflower))
Compositae: Vegetable Crops (Lactuca sativa (Lettuce), Cichorium endiva (Endive), Cichorium intybus (Chicory))

Cruciferae: Agricultural Crops (Brassica napus var oleifera (Sweed Rape), Brassica rapa (Turnip Rape), Brassica juncea (Brown Mustard), Sinapsis alba (White Mustard), Brassica nigra (Black Mustard), Eruca vesicuria subsp sativa (Rocket salad))
Cruciferae: Vegetable Crops and Fodder Crops (Brassica napus var napobrassica (Swede), Brassica oleracea var acephala (Kale), Brassica oleracea var capitata (Cabbage), Brassica oleracea var botrytis (Cauliflower), Brassica oleracea var italica (Sprouting broccoli), Brassica oleracea var gemmifera (Brussels Sprouts), Brassica oleracea var gongylodes (Kohlrabi), Raphanus sativus (Radish), Brassica campestris subsp rapifera (Turnip), Brassica campestris subsp chinensis (Pak Choi, Chinese Mustard), Brassica campestris subsp pekinensis (Pe Tsai, Chinese Cabbage), Lepidium sativum (Garden Cress), Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Watercress))

Cucurbitaceae: Vegetable Crops (Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon), Cucumis melo (Cantaloupe), Cucumis sativus (Cucumber), Cucurbita maxima (Pumpkin, Gourd), Cucurbita moschata (Pumpkin), Cucurbita mixta (Pumpkin), Cucurbita pepo (Marrow))

Euphorbiaceae: Agricultural Crop (Ricinus communis (Castor))

Gramineae: Cereal Grain Crops (Triticum aestivum (Wheat), Triticum durum (Durum Wheat), Triticum spelta (Spelt), Oryza sativa (Rice), Oryza glaberrima (African Rice), Hordeum vulgare (Barley), Avena sativa (Oat), Avena nuda (Naked oat), Avena byzantina (Red Oat), X Triticosecale (Triticale), Secale cereale (Rye), Sorghum bicolor (Sorghum, races bicolor, guinea, caudatum, kafir, durra), Pennisetum glaucum (Pearl Millet))
Gramineae: Grain and Vegetable Crops (Zea mays (Maize)
Gramineae: Agricultural Crops - Temperate Grasses (Lolium multiflorum (Italian Ryegrass), Lolium perenne (Perennial Ryegrass), Festuca pratensis (Meadow fescue), Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue), Festuca rubra (Red Fescue), Festuca ovina (Sheeps' Fescue), Festuca heterophylla (Shade Fescue), Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail), Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot), Phleum pratense or Phleum bertilonii (Timothy), Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass), Bromus inermis (Bromegrass), Arrhenatherum elatius (Tall Oat Grass), Poa pratensis (Kentucky Bluegrass), Agrostis tenuis (Brown Top), Agrostis gigantea (Red Top), Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent), Agrostis canina (Velvet Bent), Koeleria cristata (Crested Hairgrass), Phacelia tanacetifolia (California Bluebell))
Gramineae: Prairie Grasses (Agropyron cristatum (Fairway Crested Wheatgrass), Agropyron dasystachyum (Northern Wheatgrass), Agropyron desertorum (Standard Crested Wheatgrass), Agropyron elongatum (Tall Wheatgrass), Agropyron inerme (Beardless Wheatgrass), Agropyron intermedium (Intermediate Wheatgrass), Agropyron riparium (Streambank Wheatgrass), Agropyron smithii (Western Wheatgrass), Agropyron trachycaulum (Slender Wheatgrass), Agropyron trichophorum (Pubescent Wheatgrass), Andropogon gayanus (Gamba Grass), Andropogon causasius (Caucasian Bluestem), Andropogon geradii (Big Bluestem), Andropogon hallii (Sand Bluestem), Andropogon scoparius (Little Bluestem), Elymus junceus (Russian Wild Rye), Elymus canadensis (Canadian Wild Rye), Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-oats Grama), Bouteloua oligostachya (Blue Grama), Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary Grass), Phalaris aquatica (Phalaris), Buchloe dactyloides (Buffalo Grass), Eragrostis curvula (Weeping Lovegrass), Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass), Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass), Stipa viridula (Green Needlegrass), Trisetum flavescens (Golden Oatgrass), Dichanthium annulatum (Marvel Grass))
Gramineae: Tropical Grasses (Chloris gayana (Rhodes Grass), Setaria sphacelata (Setaria), Panicum coloratum (Coloured Guinea Grass), Sorghum x almun (Columbus Grass), Sorghum sudanense (Sudan Grass), Panicum miliaceum (Proso Millet), Bracharia decumbens (Signal Grass), Bracharia humidicola (Koronivia Grass), Bracharia ruziziensis (Signal Grass), Bracharia mutica (Paragrass), Cenchrus ciliaris (Buffelgrass), Melinis minutiflora (Molasses Grass),

Paspalum plicatulum (Plicatulum), Urochloa mozambicensis (Sabi Grass), Panicum maximum (Guinea Grass), Paspalum dilatatum (Paspalum), Paspalum notatum (Bahia Grass), Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu Grass), Cymbopogon flexuosus (Malabar Grass))

Leguminosae: Agricultural Crops - Temperate Forage Legumes (Trifolium repens (White Clover), Trifolium pratense (Red Clover), Trifolium hybridum (Alsike Clover), Trifolium fragiferum (Strawberry Clover), Trifolium alexandrinum (Berseem Clover), Trifolium incarnatum (Crimson Clover), Trifolium resupinatum (Persian Clover), Medicago sativa (Lucerne), Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin), Ornithopis sativus (Seradella), Vicia villosa (Hairy Vetch), Vicia pannonica (Hungarian Vetch))
Leguminosae: Forage Legumes for Warm Climates (Lotus corniculatus (Bird's-foot Trefoil), Lotus tenuis (Slender Bird's-foot Trefoil), Lotus uliginosus (Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil), Lespedeza stipulacea (Korean lespedeza), Melilotus alba (White Sweet Clover), Melilotus officinalis (Yellow Sweet Clover), Melilotus indica (Indian Sweet Clover), Medicago lupulina (Black Medic Trefoil), Astragalus cicer (Chick-pea Milk Vetch), Coronilla varia (Crown Vetch))
Leguminosae: Forage Legumes for Very Dry Areas (Trifolium subterranean (Subterranean Clover), Medicago littoralis (Harbinger's Medic), Medicago polymorpha (Burr medic), Medicago rugosa (Gama Medic), Medicago scutellata (Snail Medic), Medicago tornata (Disc Medic), Medicago truncatula (Barrel Medic), Centrosema pascuorum (Centurion))
Leguminosae: Forage Legumes for the Tropics and Subtropics (Centrosema pubescens (Centro), Leucaena leucocephala (Jumbie Bean), Macroptilium atropurpureum (Siratro), Stylosanthes guianensis (Stylo), Stylosanthes hamata (Caribbean stylo), Stylosanthes humilis (Townsville Stylo), Stylosanthes scabra (Shrubby stylo), Desmodium intortum (Greenleaf Desmodium), Desmodium uncinatum (Silverleaf Desmodium))
Leguminosae: Agricultural Crop for Fibre and Forage (Crotalaria juncea (Sunn hemp)
Leguminosae: Agricultural and Vegetable Crops (Pisum sativum (Garden Pea), Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek), Vicia faba (Broad Bean), Phaseolus vulgaris (Common Bean), Phaseolus coccineus (Runner Bean), Pachyrrhizus erosus (Yam Bean), Voandzeia subterranea (Bambara Groundnut))
Leguminosae: Agricultural and Vegetable Crops - Pulses (Vigna unguiculata (Cowpea), Phaseolus radiatus (Mung Bean), Phaseolus mungo (Black Gram), Phaseolus aconitifolius (Moth Bean), Phaseolus angularis (Adzuki Bean), Psophocarpus tetragonobolus (Winged Bean), Dolichos lablab (Lablab Bean), Lens culinaris (Lentil), Cajanus cajan (Pigeon Pea), Cicer arietinum (Chickpea), Lupinus angustifolius (Blue Lupin), Lupinus albus (White Lupin), Lupinus cosentinii (Western Australian Common Blue), Lupinus luteus (Yellow Lupin), Lupinus mutabilis (Pearl Lupin), Lathyrus sativus (Grass Pea), Macrityloma uniflorum (Horse Gram))
Leguminosae: Agricultural Crops - Oilseeds (Glycine max (Soybean), Arachis hypogaea (Peanut))
Linaceae: Agricultural Crop (Linum usitatissimum (Flax, Linseed))

Malvaceae: Agricultural Crops (Gossypium spp. (Cotton), Hibiscus cannabinus (Kenaf), Urena lobata (Aramina, Congo Jute))
Malvalceae: Vegetable Crop (Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra))

Onagraceae: Agricultural Crop (Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose))

Papaveraceae: Agricultural Crop (Papaver somniferum (Poppy))

Pedaliacae: Agricultural Crop (Sesamum indicum (Sesame))

Polygonaceae: Agricultural Crop (Fagopyrum esculentum (Buckwheat))

Solanaceae: Agricultural Crop (Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco), Nicotiana rustica (Tobacco))
Solanaceae: Vegetable Crops (Lycopersicon lycopersicum (Tomato), Solanum tuberosum (Potato), Solanum melongena (Eggplant), Capsicum annuum (Sweet Pepper), Capsicum frutescens (Chilli Pepper))

Tiliaceae: Agricultural Crop (Corchorus spp. (Jute))

Umbelliferae: Vegetable Crops (Daucus carota (Carrot), Pastinaca sativa (Parsnip), Petroselinum crispum (Parsley), Apium graveolens var dulce (Celery), Apium graveolens var rapaceum (Celeriac))

Section III Appendices
Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms Used
Appendix 2. Useful Addresses
Appendix 3. Important Vegetatively Propagated Species Not Included in Section Il
Index
Key to Species Included in Section II (Scientific/English, English/Scientific)

Antinutrients and Phytochemicals in Food
Edited by Fereidoon Shahidi

American Chemical Society Symposium Series 662
ISBN 0 8412 3498 1
Developed from a symposium sponsored by the Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry at the 210th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 20-25, 1995
Published by American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA

Contents: Beneficial health effects and drawbacks of antinutrients and phytochemicals in foods: an overview; Protease and -amylase inhibitors of higher plants; plant lectins: properties, nutritional significance and function; Antinutritional and allergenic proteins; Potato polyphenols: role in the plant and in the diet; Potato glycoalkaloids: chemical, analytical and biochemical perspectives; Biological activities of potato glycoalkaloids; a-Galactosides of sucrose in food composition, flatulence-causing effects and removal; glucosinolates in Brassica oilseeds: processing effects and extraction; Cyanogenic glycosides of flaxseeds; Nutritional implications of canola condensed tannins; Methods for determination of condensed and hydrolyzable tannins; Lawsone: phenolic of henna and its potential use in protein-rich foods and staining; Anticarcinogenic activities of polyphenols in foods and herbs; Chemiluminescence of catechins and soybean saponins in the presence of active oxygen species; Phytoestrogens and lignans: effects on reproduction and chronic disease; Interactions and biological effects of phytic acid; Anticarcinogenic effects of saponins and phytosterols.

Available from technical booksellers.

[This periodical has been listed before in the Australian New Crops Newsletter; this issue has a number of provocative articles]

Issue #12, Autumn 1999, Seed Listing Issue
Edited by Bill Hankin
President, Heritage Seed Curators Association
PO Box 1450
Bairnsdale Victoria 3875
Telephone: 03 5153 1034
Email: han.HSCA@b150.aone.net.au
Web site: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~hsca

Contents: President's report; Charter of the Heritage Seed Curators Association; Letters from members; Seedbank report; Late bloomer apples; An inventory of carrots; Plant Breeders Wrongs righted in Australia? The Plant Breeders Rights situation in Australia; HSCA challenges a PBR: Cardinal Waratah grown in 1955, granted PBR in 1997; Monoculturism, monopolies, myths and the masculinisation of agriculture; Traitor technology; David and Goliath: a review of the Consensus Conference; Report on the First Consensus Conference on Gene Technology in the Food Chain; Scientist sacked for querying food safety; Review of 'Against the Grain: Biotechnology and the Corporate Take-over of your Food.

Available from: Heritage Seed Curators Association
PO Box 1450
Bairnsdale Victoria 3875
Telephone: 03 5153 1034
Email: han.HSCA@b150.aone.net.au

Top Ten Management: managing for profitable and sustainable farming
How top farmers make 10% return on capital from farming

By Peter Wylie
Sponsored by Grains Research and Development Corporation

Contents: Is it possible to make a good profit?, Farm management: what is it?, Top % return: how to make it happen, Targets for crop production, Targets for business profit and labour, Efficiency and timeliness, Monitoring farm performance, Preparing a business plan, Growing a business: spending profits, Taxation and business growth, Passing on the farm, Financing the farm, Risk management to avoid losses, Management of climate and market risks, Developing a marketing strategy, Tools for improved marketing, Design and assessment of rotations, Synergies and efficiencies, Tips from top farmers.

'The Stock and Land Newspaper recently profiled Victoria's 'top ten farmers' who are all recognised as leaders in their field. Their tips for successful farming (reprinted in the National Australia Bank 'Rural Focus') are summarised here:

A business approach

• Arrange the best possible finance for your business. Work closely with your bank, but also know what is available from other banks.
• Establish a budget and a 'what if' budget; keep your finger on the pulse and watch cash flow.
• An awareness of the cost of production is essential. Low production costs are a strength in world trade.
• Look at forward selling to secure your income.

Obtaining information and advice

• Always be receptive to new ideas. Be a good listener, not a good talker.
• Seek advice from people respected in their field.
• Apply your time to what you do well rather than trying to do everything. If you are not a good mechanic, engage someone who is. If you don't like accounts and books, use a consultant.
• Make yourself aware of how the products you grow are processed and sold to consumers.
• Keep accurate paddock records, including inputs and yields, so gross margins can be determined.
• Continually update your information files.
• Make sure you have a fax machine. Once people know your number, information will pour in.

Management Plans

• Have a long-term plan for your farm
• Apply a complete paddock-to-plate philosophy.
• Identify your market; keep yourself informed about it.
• Produce products that not only match your farm but suit the market identified.
• Don't rush into diversification - outlays are usually expensive. Stick with what you do well - returns are often cyclical.
• Do jobs on time with a sense of urgency. Have equipment ready in advance of sowing and harvest.
• Give staff responsibility and allow input from them.
• Be willing to take calculated risks.

Personal Development

• Enjoy farming, work together with trust, consideration and goodwill. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of others, allocate responsibilities.
• Work when it is important to do so and relax when the pressure is off.
• Don't believe you know it all; get involved with farmer discussion groups.
• Keep learning, thinking, challenging. Accept that change will happen continuously forever.
• Take a trip occasionally, for a day or a month; broaden your mind.
• Further your education in processing. Many agribusinesses will show you through their operation. Organise a bus of local growers.
• Talk about the future with your children, including issues of handing over the farm.'

Available from Peter Wylie
Horizon Rural Management
56 Drayton Street
Dalby Queensland 4405
Telephone: 07 4662 4899
Facsimile: 07 2662 5244
Email: horizon@esprov.com.au

Making money from grain
Lessons learnt from benchmarking

Report on a study of 51 farms in Southern Queensland
Peter Wylie and Ian Greggery
Horizon Rural Management
18pp

Making a profit from grain is increasingly difficult in the face of intense competition in global markets which keeps grain prices low. But the potential to make a reasonable profit is demonstrated by the good farm managers around Australia.

Farm families need to know it is possible to make a profit and how to go about examining their own situation to look for improvements.

Benchmarking provides the information for managers to identify areas of the business which can be improved. Management is a process which requires continuous appraisal and improvement, with small changes made each year to keep farms viable, despite difficult economic conditions.

The report examines the economic performance of 51 farms in the Darling Downs and the Western Downs of Queensland over a seven-year period (1990 to 1996). Despite several dry seasons during this time, there are many farms which have done well. This report looks for the reasons behind the good results of the high profit farms.

The research behind this project is a part of FAST (Farming and Sustainable Technology) National, which has examined the financial results of farms around Australia, to find out what is important for profit and how families can improve their income.

FAST not only examines profit, but the linkages between profit and sustainability. It is supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation.

The GRDC FAST National program has developed a range of business indicators and benchmarks which allow farmers to evaluate the profitability of their enterprise. FAST Business Health Benchmarks; are being used by farmers, consultants, advisers and scientists to define the business and systems health of these enterprises.

For further information contact:
Peter Wylie or lan Greggery
Horizon Rural Management
56 Drayton Street
Dalby Queensland 4405Telephone: 07 4662 4899
Facsimile: 07 2662 5244
Email: horizon@esprov.com.au
Price: AUD5 (postage included)

Professional Farming and the Drivers of Profit
Neil Clark and Associates
O'Callaghan Rural Management
Rendell McGuckian
McGuinness and Associates Pty Ltd

Published by the Farming and Sustainable Technology National Initiative
Sponsored by the Grains Research and Development Corporation

Contents: Farm business profitability; Business health indicators (Disposable income per family, Net worth per family); Disposable income drivers (Production system, Farm input costs, Farm size, Debt servicing, Machinery depreciation, Non-farm income); Resource use indicators (Land productivity, Labour, Return on capital).

28pp

A Guide to Good Practice in Local Government
1998 National Awards for Innovation in Local Government
Directory to entries, awards and commendations

National Office of Local Government
Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services
ISBN 0 642 51850 5

Categories: environment; information technology; leisure and community services; organisational practices; regional and economic development; engineering, infrastructure and urban design.

Regional and Economic Development Category:

This category of the National Awards for Innovation in Local Government recognises local government's key role in regional development and in stimulating and facilitating sustainable economic growth. Criteria included demonstration of the development and implementation of innovative and resourceful solutions not relying on the application of existing techniques or procedures.

A feature of this group of entries was that many entries demonstrated successful, consultative and strategic initiatives, though they could not always be described as innovative. There seemed to be an assumption in some cases that, because a particular technique had been used by an organisation for the first time, the action became innovative in terms of this competition. Furthermore, a few entries were appealing and creative but not really viable propositions in terms of transferability to other local government organisations.

• Murrindindi Shire Council (Victoria) won the category with its Strategic links to positive economic growth -- rural councils.

Since 1991 the area covered by the Murrindindi Shire in Northeast Victoria has been the focus of trials on new crops for Asia. After investigation and analysis, the municipality established a partnership with a Japanese company for growing green tea and, later, for aquatic wasabi. Trials for these niche market crops are underway.

Growing wasabi followed the realisation that fish farming (trout) in the area contributed to increased nutrient loading of fish-farm outfall water. To grow wasabi in the outfall water should result in a high-value crop for the export market, and reduce the nutrient loading in the water.

The project includes local government, the Japanese company and local farmers. Commonwealth funding under the Supermarket to Asia program will help develop the scheme further, and the Victorian Government is now providing land for the next stage of the trial.

The entry demonstrates how effective local government can be as facilitator. Local government is in an ideal position to establish close links with, and understand the needs, processes and priorities of, all those involved, for the total benefit of the local and broader communities. The project promotes sustainable development while addressing water quality issues and the development of new products in an innovative and resourceful way.

Contact: Mr Ian Abernethy
Telephone: 03 5772 1233
Facsimile: 03 5772 2291
Email: MurrindindiShire@myney.net.au

Other entries included:

• Murray Shire Council
  Great Mathoura land give-away

The survival and revival of rural communities has been well documented in recent times. The town of Mathoura (population 680) implemented an innovative scheme to reverse the decline in the town. Council and the Mathoura community offered 26 quarter-acre residential blocks of land, free, to people who would live in the town. The give-away demonstrated what can be achieved with lateral thinking, strong commitment by Council and the community to future development, and the advantages of a pro-active council.

Contact: Mr Greg Murdoch
Telephone: 03 5884 3302
Facsimile: 03 5884 3417
Email: murray@mail.campaspe.net.au

• Eastern Downs Regional Organisation of Councils Inc. (EDROC)

Eastern Downs regional land use strategyThe regional land use strategy is an initiative of EDROC, devised to ensure effective and sustainable integrated regional planning and development. It demonstrates a cooperative approach by 10 local governments to determine a regional planning framework. The strategy incorporates a balance of economic, social and environmental considerations to the obvious benefit of the community. It is technically competent and capable of implementation through its endorsement by all EDROC members.

Contact: Mr John Hasted
Telephone: 07 4688 6756
Facsimile: 07 4688 6779

Email: edroc@toowoomba.qld.gov.auBass Coast Shire Council Gippsland Research and information Service Inc.Gippsland has promoted its competitiveness, encouraged collaboration between municipalities and enhanced its image by supporting the Gippsland Research and Information Service (GRIS), its own data and research service. GRIS is a vital tool for the economic and social development of the region. It provides an understanding of the region and its needs, solid background data for regional development, and trend data to aid projections.

The five Gippsland councils collaborated to rebuild their own independent, unified statistical data service, providing cost savings by rationalising data requirements.

Contact: Mr Allan Bawden
Telephone: 03 5671 2211
Facsimile: 03 5671 2222
Email: shire@basscoast.mav.asn.au

• Broken Hill City Council

Maximising local economic developmentFaced with the prospect of reducing mine rate income, Council embarked on an innovative program to increase local economic development. The program was designed to diversify the City's economic base and stimulate local economic activity to reduce substantially Council's dependence on future mine rates. Council's success is due largely to development processes involving partnerships with the community, the private sector and Government.

Contact: Mr Robert Hunt
Telephone: 08 8080 2211
Facsimile: 08 8088 1702
Email: council@brokenhill.gov.au

• Penrith City Council
  Penrith City community partnerships program

The community partnerships program is an organisational model capable of providing a 'whole-of-community' approach to economic development, environmental management and social issues. The model looks not to creating additional levels of bureaucracy, but to establishing strategic partnerships within the community to build on and add value to existing programs. It offers the structure to establish, fund and manage new programs as required. The model allows for forming partnerships, which can quickly develop into business relationships that break away and find their own course. The program is not about 'owning projects', but about 'facilitating opportunities'.

Contact: Mr Peter Coyte
Telephone: 02 4732 7545
Facsimile: 02 4732 7958
Email: pencit@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au

• Macedon Ranges Shire Council

Gisborne emerging new enterprises (GENErator) projectThe GENErator project will provide 12 small business work-spaces of 90-150 square metres in the converted Shire Depot at Gisborne. The amalgamation of four shires into the Macedon Ranges Shire Council left Council with surplus assets. The depot is a large U-configuration open-sided building, significantly underutilised since amalgamation. Auspiced by the Regional Enterprise Network (Central Victoria), the GENErator project has been approved for funding by the Department of Employment and Education to convert into 11 light industrial units and one office-bookkeeping-reception unit. The first tenants are expected in December 1998.

Contact: Mr Paul Casey
Telephone: 03 5422 0360
Facsimile: 03 5422 3623
Email: paulc@macedon-ranges.vic.gov.au

Many other projects are described in the publication.

Available from:
National Office of Local GovernmentCommonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services
GPO Box 594
Canberra ACT 2601

Aussie Plant Finder 1998/99
30,000 plants and where to buy them

Margaret Hibbert
The Old Nursery
Exeter NSW 2579
ISBN 1 876314 04 4

Published by Florilegium
30 Cameron Street
Balmain NSW 2041

This volume is designed to assist with finding hard-to-find plants in specialist nurseries throughout Australia. This second edition lists around 30,000 plants from nearly 500 nurseries in all states. Plants are listed in alphabetical order by botanical name. Locations and access to the nurseries are also provided.

Available from:
David Noel
Granny Smith's Bookshop
PO Box 27 Subiaco WA 6008
Telephone: 08 9388 1965
Facsimile: 08 9388 1852
International facsimile: 61 8 9388 1852
Email: granny@AOI.com.au
Web Site: http://www.AOI.com.au
414pp, 1998
Price: AUD19.95

Tony Dunne
Reader in Agribusiness
University of Queensland
ISBN 0 19 553991 5

Published by Oxford University Press
253 Normanby Road
South Melbourne 3205

Contents: The building blocks of an effective marketing strategy (Basic economic principles; The principles of strategic management; basic marketing principles); A marketing strategy for an agribusiness firm (Where are we? Where do we want to go?; Placement strategy - how do we get there?; Product strategy - delivering what the customer wants; Promotional strategy - communicating with the customer; Pricing strategy - creating value for money; Marketing strategy management - keeping on course); Special topics (Price risk management - riding the tiger; International marketing - follow the yellow brick road).

Available from booksellers
218pp, 1999

The Plant-book
A portable dictionary of the vascular plants
Second edition

DJ Mabberley
ISBN 0 521 41421 0
Published by Cambridge University Press
The Edinburgh Building
Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom

This reference text is useful for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. In over 20,000 entries this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seed-bearing plant (including gymnosperms) plus ferns and other pteridophytes, combining taxonomic details with invaluable information on English names and uses.

Available from:
David Noel
Granny Smith's Bookshop
PO Box 27 Subiaco WA 6008
Telephone: 08 9388 1965
Facsimile: 08 9388 1852
International facsimile: 61 8 9388 1852
Email: granny@AOI.com.au
Web Site: http://www.AOI.com.au
858pp, 1997
Price: AUD81.95

The State of Food and Agriculture 1998
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, Italy
ISBN 92 5 104200 4 ISSN 0081 4539

This report supplies a comprehensive and timely report on food security, agricultural production and market trends as well as other related topical issues. Factual information is accompanied by comments and analyses offering a clear insight into these trends and issues, which are of major interest to policy-makers, academic researchers, students and those interested in the management of food and natural resources.

A review of developments in food security opens this year's report, with new estimates indicating that the proportion of undernourished people in the developing world has dropped slightly since the early 1990s, while the actual number of undernourished has risen slightly. Perhaps more dramatic is the 25-year trend in under-nourishment, which shows a worsening situation among the poorest countries, while other country income categories are improving or managing to stay even.

An analysis of the current economic environment follows, revealing fears of a global recession in the wake of the Asian financial crisis and exploring its likely effects on agricultural production, trade and food security.

Agricultural conditions in 1997 and early 1998 are reported to have been generally positive, despite the devastating effects of the El Nino phenomenon in many countries. After a bountiful 1996 crop year, crop and livestock and cereal production continued to increase in 1997, and the current cereal supply situation appears satisfactory. International commodity prices weakened, penalizing many countries dependent on agricultural exports but also providing relief to many poor net food-importing countries. To assess the specific implications of these developments, the agricultural situation and outlook is examined for one country in each region: Chile, Hungary, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, Poland and Uganda.

The two special issues featured this year concern:

• the challenge of feeding the world's growing cities - a task which calls for local, national and international cooperation in planning, along with partnerships between public and private entities; and
• the complex interplay of factors involved in the integration of agriculture and fisheries. The potential of rice-fish farming, which has grown rapidly in East Asian countries, receives a special focus.

Rural non-farm income and employment are the subject of this year's special chapter. The traditional image of rural households is that they essentially engage in farming and undertake few other activities. Despite the persistence of this image, there is mounting evidence that rural non-farm (RNF) activities are an important resource for rural farm and non-farm households, including the landless poor. Promotion of RNF activities can therefore be important for rural development.

This year's special chapter in the State of Food and Agriculture reviews RNF income and employment and their contribution to economic development in developing countries. It underlines the fact that these two economic factors enhance food security by improving rural people's access to food, by providing cash for farmers to use on their farms and by creating crucial synergies between farming and RNF economies that help them both grow and modernize.

The chapter explores RNF employment and income region by region, highlighting where they are most important and how they affect rural communities. A strong focus on households provides an understanding of which are most likely to engage in both farming and off-farm jobs, and how this will affect their spending patterns, income and food security situation. Special emphasis is placed on the distributional impact of RNF activities and on the conditions needed to encourage broad participation in them. To conclude is a discussion of policies affecting the sector's development and the lessons that agricultural policy-makers might draw from what is today a rapidly evolving phenomenon - rural households' participation in off-farm economic activities.

As in other years, time series data for about 150 countries, country groups and regions are provided in English, French and Spanish on a diskette, which includes FAOSTAT TS software allowing easy access and use.

Available from technical booksellers
Price: AUD110 (approx)

Diversity for Development
The new strategy of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Via delle Sette Chiese 142
00145 Rome Italy
ISBN 92 9043 403 1

Contents: Genetic resources at work for development; Challenges and opportunities in a changing world; Working together for conservation and use; the foundations of the strategy; the work to be done; Implementing the strategy.

60pp, 1999

Land Care Manual
Brian Roberts
Head, Land Use Centre
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Queensland 4350

Published by University of New South Wales Press
Telephone: 02 9664 0999
Facsimile: 02 9664 5420
Email: info.press@unsw.edu.au
Web site: http://www.unswpress.com.au
ISBN 0 86840 053 X

This practical manual explains all aspects of land degradation in Australia - one of our most pressing environmental problems. Concentrating on agriculture and pastoral land, and encompassing all aspects of good conservation farming, Land Care Manual focuses on the corrective measures that should be taken by land holders and responsible authorities.

The author, Brian Roberts strikes a balance between the productive and aesthetic elements of land care and between the economic and ecological rationale on which sustainable production is based. The material in this book is drawn from Brian Roberts' experience in all Australian states between 1972 and 1991 and from several hundred external students' assignments in the author's national soil conservation course. This is an important text for students of agriculture or environmental studies, and for people on the land who want to contribute to controlling Australia's land degradation..

Available from booksellers or from:
University of New South Wales Press
Reply Paid 73
Marketing Department
Sydney NSW 2052
Telephone: 02 9664 0999
Facsimile: 02 9664 5420
Email: info.press@unsw.edu.au
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162pp
Price AUD27.95

Agriculture And The Environmental Imperative
J Pratley and A Robertson
Farrer Centre
Charles Sturt University
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650
ISBN 0 643 06377 3

Published by CSIRO Publishing
PO Box 1139
Collingwood Victoria 3066
Telephone: 03 9662 7666
Facsimile: 03 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au

The role of agriculture and its impact on Australia's relatively fragile environment is a continuing source of unresolved concern. In the past, agricultural producers and the environmental movement have adopted polarised views on how the Australian landscape should be managed. Some environmentalists have perceived primary producers as exploiters of our natural resources while some farmers have viewed environmental groups as achieving legislative changes without regard to the need to earn a living from the land. In recent times, however, considerable progress has been made. Research has provided a well advanced understanding of environmental capability and it is no longer seen as acceptable for land managers to continue with practices that exacerbate land degradation. Most farmers desire reclamation and ultimate sustainability.

This book offers a definitive and positive contribution to the significance, responsibilities and accountabilities of agriculture and highlights the underpinning role of science in environmental issues. Prepared for the Ninth Australian Agronomy Conference on 'Growing a Greener Future', the book provides an up-to-date account of the scientific knowledge of some major environmental problems facing farmlands. It also raises many contentious issues that need to be addressed.

Available from booksellers, or from:
CSIRO Publishing
PO Box 1139
Collingwood Victoria 3066
Telephone: 03 9662 7666
Facsimile: 03 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au
224pp
AUD49.95 (+AUD8 postage)

Preserving Rural Australia: Issues and solutions
Alistair Robertson and Robyn Watts
ISBN 0 643 06388 9

Published by CSIRO Publishing
PO Box 1139
Collingwood Victoria 3066
Telephone: 03 9662 7666
Facsimile: 03 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au

Scientific knowledge alone will not help countries achieve sustainable management of land, water and biota. Everyone now realises that a partnership is needed between land and water users, scientists, managers and the community if countries are to achieve the goal of preserving rural resources. This book deals with broad issues relating to resource decline and how different groups such as farmers, rural town dwellers, resource managers and government deal with these issues from social, economic and ecological points of view. Researchers, farmers, academics and undergraduates across both social and agricultural sciences, resource managers and community groups will all find this a valuable source of information.

Contents: Contributors; Preface; Scientific and Social Impediments to Restoration Ecology as Applied to Rural Landscapes; The Farming Environment; Water, Politics and Power: Can we Integrate Natural Resource Management in Rural Australia?; Challenges for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Australian Freshwater Ecosystems; Water and Landscapes: Perceptions and Expectations; Sustaining Natural Resources and Biological Diversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems of Rural Australia; Nutrients and Algal Blooms: Lessons from Inland Catchments; Beefing up our Trade: Health and Environmental Concerns and Rural Exports;Impediments to the Achievements of the Commercial and Conservation Benefits of Farm Forestry; Toward Regional Strategies for Rural Sustainability: A Farmer's View; Saline Politics: An Inland City Case Study; Growing Food and Growing Houses: Preserving Agricultural Land on the Fringes of Cities; Social and Economic Costs and Benefits of Taking Water from our Rivers: the Macquarie Marshes as a Test Case; Co-operative Management of Road Reserves for Biodiversity Maintenance.

Available from booksellers, or from:
CSIRO Publishing
PO Box 1139
Collingwood Victoria 3066
Telephone: 03 9662 7666
Facsimile: 03 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au
168pp, 1999
AUD59.95 (+AUD8 postage)

Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Australia's recent performance
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management Report 70
ISBN 0 643 06266 1

Published by CSIRO Publishing
PO Box 1139
Collingwood Victoria 3066
Telephone: 03 9662 7666
Facsimile: 03 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au

How well Australian agriculture is meeting the principles of ecologically sustainable development, including the balance between economic, environmental and social needs, is an important issue for the nation. This report discusses indicators that give an assessment of how sustainable Australian agriculture is. It comments on what we are achieving and what work has to be done. The sustainability indicators contained in the report are: long-term real net farm income natural resource condition off-site environmental impacts managerial skills and socio-economic impacts. The work covers how these indicators are measured and how we might assess sustainability in the future. This important report is essential reading for people concerned about the future of agriculture in Australia.

Contents: A Synopsis of Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Australia's Recent Performance; Background; Australian Agriculture; Long-Term Real Net Farm Income; Natural Resource Condition; Off-Site Environmental Impacts; Managerial Skills; Off-site Socio-Economic Impacts; Future Assessments; Methodologies; Indicator: Long-term Real Net Farm Income; Indicator: Natural Resource Condition; Indicator: Off-site Environmental Impacts; Indicator: On-site Managerial Skills; Indicator: Socio-Economic Impacts; References; Contributors to this Report; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Map; Sources; Index Available from booksellers, or from:

CSIRO Publishing
PO Box 1139
Collingwood Victoria 3066
Telephone: 03 9662 7666
Facsimile: 03 9662 7555
Email: sales@publish.csiro.au
Web site: http://www.publish.csiro.au
160pp, 1998
AUD59.95 (+AUD8 postage)

The Quest For Sustainable Agriculture And Land Use
Brian Roberts
Head, Land Use Centre
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Queensland 4350

Published by University of New South Wales Press
Telephone: 02 9664 0999
Facsimile: 02 9664 5420
Email: info.press@unsw.edu.au
Web site: http://www.unswpress.com.au
ISBN 0 86840 374 1

The maintenance of land and its resources for continued future use is the most important problem confronting rural industries and the environment. The author of comes to grips with the concept of sustainability and conveys it with clarity, elucidating the principles and practices which can make it work, particularly for agriculture and related rural industries, and for mining and tourism. This volume is a textbook for environmental studies, resource management, agriculture, forestry, land use and land economics degree and associate diploma courses, with relevance to tourism management, mining, rural sociology and politics. It examines global and Australian problems, strategies and management solutions in the sustainable use of land, covering socio-economic, political and managerial approaches as well as the biophysical and technical aspects. It provides and discusses much useful information, such as current ESD (ecologically sustainable development) recommendations and the ESD Working Group's proposals, and data presented in tables and graphs. Numerous examples and case studies coupled with charts and diagrams modelling sustainable practices reinforce its practical relevance.

Available from booksellers or from:
University of New South Wales Press
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Sydney NSW 2052
Telephone: 02 9664 0999
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245pp
AUD32.95

These publications are available from:
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
PO Box 4776
Kingston ACT 2604
Telephone: 02 6272 4819
Facsimile: 02 6272 5877
Email: publications@rirdc.gov.au
Web site: http://www.rirdc.gov.au
Postage costs: Order AUD10: AUD4; AUD20: AUD6; AUD59: AUD8; if the order has a value of over AUD60: add AUD12 postage within Australia.
Overseas postage: AUD8; AUD10; AUD14; AUD22 for the same sizes of order

Please note: students are able to obtain a 50% discount on RIRDC Publications.

Barry Lee
RIRDC Publication 98/064

This report identifies opportunities to increase the production of Asian processed foods in Australia and explains the dual market nature of Asian foods in this country. With case studies, it demonstrates key factors and comparative advantages available to the Australian industry.

1998, 132pp
AUD15

Specialty Mushrooms - Improved Postharvest Handling and Storage
John Lopresti
RIRDC Publication 98/039

This report shows how better postharvest handling of specialty mushrooms can add value, reduce quality loss and increase their shelf-life. It explains how this can lead to a sustainable high-growth domestic market and possibly lucrative export markets.

1998, 95pp
AUD10

Bamboo for Shoots and Timber
Edited by Professor DJ Midmore
RIRDC Publication 98/032

Proceedings of a workshop in which experts analyse the commercial prospects of the industry in Australia and set out strategies to improve exports. Part of two three year projects on bamboo which began in 1994.

1998, 69pp
AUD10

The Chinese Waterchestnut Industry
By DJ Midmore and GT Cahill
RIRDC Publication 98/038

Explains how the industry can take advantage of rapidly growing marketing opportunities of this traditional Asian food in Australia and the region. Comprehensively sets out the current situation and presents a strategic plan to boost the industry's potential.

1998, 42pp
AUD15

Culinary Bamboo Shoots in Australia: Preliminary Research Results
By DJ Midmore, et al.
RIRDC Publication 98/045

Establishes the groundwork for an industry which could substitute imports and service a lucrative export market in the medium to long term. Identifies suitable species of bamboo, shows how to gain expertise in cultivating the plants and developing agronomic practices of irrigation and fertiliser scheduling for best shoot growth.

1998, 52pp
AUD10

The Australian Seaweed Industry
By Barry Lee and Karnig Momdijian
RIRDC Publication 97/049

Provides a strategic analysis of the industry and looks at the key factors influencing the industry's production and marketing and how it can become viable enough to supply some of the domestic market and even look to exports.

1997, 90pp
AUD20

Production of Vegetable Green Soybean
By Dr QV Nguyen
RIRDC Publication 97/002

Provides information to help potential growers and exporters of vegetable green soybean - one of the most important high protein vegetable crops in Asia. Includes the results of trials and demonstrations, financial considerations and commercial benefits, provides advice on future directions, extension and industry adoption.

1997, 43pp
AUD10

Australian Asian Vegetables - An Assessment of Market Demand in Australia
by Barry Lee
RIRDC Publication 96/007

Documents the results of 183 interviews with Asian restaurant managers, grocery stores and supermarkets in Sydney and Melbourne. Shows that the markets for Asian vegetables in Sydney and Melbourne alone are growing at a rate of more than 20 per cent annually.

1996, 50pp
AUD20

Production and Postharvest Handling of Chinese Cabbage
By Paul Daly and Bruce Tomkins
RIRDC Publication 97/001

Provides technical information on cultivation, harvesting and handling of the crop. Details physical requirements, weed, disease and pest control. Also provides the results of evaluation trials in Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria.

1997, 35pp
AUD15

Market Opportunities for Fresh and Processed Asian Vegetables
By Chris Pan
RIRDC Publication 95/014

Identifies specific market opportunities for Asian vegetables in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, particularly value-added products such as fresh cut, frozen, pickled and dehydrated products. Includes product range, presentation and retail price details.

1995, 117pp
AUD30

Food Distribution in China and Hong Kong - Market Profile and Directory
By Kelvin Fahey
RIRDC Publication 94/006

Outlines the food distribution structure of China and Hong Kong, basic statistics on food market indicators, a summary of Government food import regulations and customs procedures, and a directory of major food wholesalers and importers.

1994, 194pp
AUD30

Feeding the Dragon: Processed Asian Food Opportunities in China and Hong Kong
By Kelvin Fahey
RIRDC Publication 95/018

Outlines the processed food market and industry in China and Hong Kong, product groups that have competitive potential for export success, food market statistics, and a comprehensive directory of major processed food retailers. Complements an earlier report 'Food Distribution in China and Hong Kong'.

1995, 179pp
AUD30

Market Compendium of Asian Vegetables
By Grant Vinning
RIRDC Publication 95/012

Provides one of the most comprehensive collections of marketing and production data available in Australia on common Asian vegetables. Data includes price details, place in cuisine, local method of sale, trend in production and import statistics.

1995, 400pp
AUD40

Audit of the Australian Asian Vegetables Industry
By Barry Lee
RIRDC Publication 95/013

Determines baseline production and research data and defines industry capability statements for each state/territory of Australia. Covers existing industry production, capabilities and experience, opportunities developed through applied research, and industry strategic strengths and weaknesses.

1995, 97pp
AUD20

Asian vegetable industry in East Gippsland
By Paul Daly and Bruce Tomkins
RIRDC Short Report 23

A short report on a research project aimed at establishing an Asian vegetable industry. The project developed from the need to diversify from over-supplied traditional vegetable crops and an opportunity to tap the AUD3.5b Asian vegetable export market. Asian vegetable production is now well established in East Gippsland as a result of this project and farmers are confident a sustainable industry will develop.

1998, 8pp
Free

Food Retailing in South East Asia - Exploiting the Opportunities
By Australian Centre for Retail Studies
RIRDC Publication 95/010

Focuses on the current nature of and the changes taking place in food retailing in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. Provides practical advice on how, where and with what products to access Asian food distribution chains.

1995, 160pp
AUD30

Asian Food in Australia - Getting a Bigger Bite
By INSTATE Pty Ltd
RIRDC Publication 94/005

Examines particular structural changes in Australian demographics and tastes and assesses impact on the domestic market for foodstuffs. Includes recommendations to stimulate more processing of Asian-style foods in Australia both for domestic consumption and for export. 1994, 88pp

AUD20

The Market for Processed Food and Beverage Products in Urban China
By Professor Nicholas Samuel
RIRDC Publication 94/011

Surveys 5000 shoppers in four major Chinese cities to analyse consumer characteristics and expenditure patterns, market size, and market growth prospects. Reveals the dramatically changing dietary habits of urban Chinese consumers-away from traditional home preparations to western style convenience foods.

1994, 76pp
AUD25

Asian Foods - Market Trends and Prospects
By Grant Vinning
RIRDC Publication 94/009

Surveys the Asian food market in both Asia and Australia and the likely trends in both the short and long term. Also analyses wholesale market trends for selected products, and recommends which Asian countries, markets and foods have the greatest potential to create new export opportunities for Australia.

1994, 92pp
AUD15

Asian Vegetables Industry Conference
By Barry Lee and Roslyn Prinsley
RIRDC Publication 96/009

Proceedings of a 1995 conference to inform the industry of its latest research results and to provide a forum to discuss strategic directions for the industry. Covers market development, industry development, quality assurance, post harvest processing and distribution as well as research and technology.

1996, 41pp
AUD20

Indigenous Indian Dairy Desserts
By Suku Bhaskaran
RIRDC Publication 95/006

Evaluates the opportunities for Australian dairy companies to manufacture and market indigenous dairy desserts in India. Suggests that India could provide opportunities for market diversification as dairy products make up a significantly important portion of the Indian diet. 1995, 127pp

AUD25

Agribusiness and Processed Food Development in South East Asia
By INSTATE Pty Ltd
RIRDC Publication 93/001

Surveys agribusiness and processed food development in South East Asia. Identifies key issues for Australian industry and recommends action which should be taken now to help Australia penetrate the Asian food market.

1993, 98pp
AUD20

The New Rural Industries - A Handbook for Farmers and Investors
Edited by Keith Hyde
RIRDC Publication 98/034

Addresses the most frequently asked questions about the market prospects and production/processing requirements for some 90 smaller or prospective new rural industries. A comprehensive and invaluable initial reference document for prospective investors and industry advisers.

1997, 580pp
AUD40

Access to Asian Foods Newsletter
Joint newsletter by RIRDC and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria

An eight page newsletter that covers all areas of Asian foods, but especially R&D projects and outcomes. Issued every six months. A shorter 'Access to Asian Vegetables' newsletter is produced each month for the intervening five months. This is an A4 sheet concentrating on a specific Asian vegetable each issue.

For further information, contact:
Mandy Chew or Wendy Morgan
Institute for Horticultural Development
Private Bag 15
South Eastern Mail Centre, Victoria 3176
Telephone: 03 9210 9222
Email: chewm@knoxy.agvic.gov.au

Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, The University of Queensland Gatton College, 4345; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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