Economic Research in:

Primary Industries
Natural Resources
Regions

Completed Projects - Agriculture

Recent Projects

Northern Australia Land and Water Science Review (2009). More details...

Economic Contribution of Tourism and Agriculture to the Kangaroo Island Regional Economy (2009). More details...

Objective Assessment of the Western Australian Beef Industry Supply Chain (2009). More details...

Horticulture and Seafood Scorecard Information (2008-2009). More details...

Independent Review of the Effectiveness of the Additional $1.50 Beef Marketing Levy (2009). More details...

Business Case for Integrated Bio-system (IBS) Technology (2009). More details...

Economic Impact of Productivity Improvement in South Australia's Primary Industries (2009). More details...

Economic Evaluation of the Branched Broomrape Eradication Program (2008). More details...

Climate Change, Drought and Australian Agriculture: Measuring the Impact on Regions (2008). More details...

Benchmarking Production Costs for Growers in the Chicken Meat Industry in South Australia (2008). More details...

Economic Impact of the Poultry Meat Industry in South Australia (2008). More details...

Cost Benefit Analysis of Amending the Pig Levy Structure (2007). More details...

Feasibility Assessment - Understanding Triggers for On-Farm Investment in Works and Potential Uptake of Water Use Efficiency Measures for South Australian TLM Water Recovery (2007). More details...

Assessing the Value of the Livestock Export Industry to Regional Australia (2007). More details...

Cost Benefit Analysis of a GWRDC Hero Project (2007). More details...

Economic Data Set: South Australian Primary Industries Input and Output Measures (2007). More details...

Review of Irrigation Futures CRC Project 1.07 (2006). More details...

Cost Benefit Analysis of Funding Options for the Pig Monitoring Program (2005). More details...

Economic Analyses for the Irrigation Efficiency Project in the South East Catchment Region (2005). More details...

Study to Investigate and Recommend an Appropriate Quantum of the Water Based Levy forthe McLaren Vale Prescribed Wells Area Water Allocation Plan (2005). More details...

Economic Impacts of Landuse Changes in the Mount Lofty Ranges Watershed (2004). More details...

Economic Analyses for the Impact of Drought Conditions and Water Restrictions on River Murray Irrigation Industries and Regions (2004). More details...

Evaluation of the Commonwealth Dairy Regional Assistance Programme (2004). More details...

Small Business Impacts of Proposed Prescription of Ground and Surface Water in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges (2004). More details...

The market for Franklin Barley: market characteristics, competition and the value of plant breeders rights (2003-2004). More details...

Social, Economic and Environmental Values and Indicators for the Lower Murray Region (2003). More details...

The Risk and Economic Impact of Phylloxera in South Australia’s Viticultural Regions (2002). More details...

A Review of Winegrape Price Reporting in the Australian Regional Winegrape Crush Survey (2002). More details...

Economic Evaluation of the CRC for Molecular Plant Breeding (2002). More details...

Impact Assessment of the CRC for Viticulture (1999). More details...

Latest News

Adelaide Hills Investment Conference

25 February 2010: Julian Morison presented a paper to the highly successful Adelaide Hills Investment Conference held in Mount Barker and hosted by Regional Development Australia. His presentation on Regional Economics for the Investment Business Case can be downloaded here.

Release of the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce Report

8 February 2010: The Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce (NALWT) has released their final report on the sustainable development of northern Australia. EconSearch contributed to three chapters (9, 10 and 11) of the Northern Australia Land and Water Science Review 2009, a report commissioned by the Taskforce and coordinated by CSIRO in collaboration with over 80 of Australia’s leading scientists. To access the Science Review and NALWT website click here.

Release of Preliminary Economic Indicator Reports

21 December 2009: Preliminary Economic Indicator reports for the commercial fisheries of South Australia have been released for 2008/09. Click here to download the reports.

State of SA Book Launch 

4 November 2009: Julian Morison and Lisa Rippin attended a launch for the book titled State of South Australia: From Crisis to Prosperity? held at the Art Gallery of SA and launched by the Premier, The Hon Mike Rann MP. Julian and Lisa together with Matthew Ferris authored one of the book’s chapters, 'South Australian Regions'.

Projects by EconSearch Service

The list of completed projects below is sorted by Service category. You can click on the name of the sector to go direct to that group of completed projects.